Judge allows new court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it

A federal judge has ruled that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over objections from the NAACP. Attorneys for the civil rights organization had sued on behalf of...

Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved?

The origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant hill figure are unravelled by Oxford academics. Source

UPDATE 2-Iranian warship Alborz enters the Red Sea

Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, at a time of soaring tensions on the key shipping route amid the Israel-Hamas war and attacks on vessels by forces allied to Tehran. Tasnim did not give...

Iranian warship Alborz enters the Red Sea

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, at a time of soaring tensions on the key shipping route amid the Israel-Hamas war and attacks on vessels by forces allied to Tehran. Tasnim...

The year we said goodbye. At least 30 restaurants closed in Fresno and Clovis in 2023

From big chains to small mom-and-pops, food inflation and other problems led to closures at all kinds of restaurants. Source

Polk County leaders resign over new controversial Florida law

Several elected officials in Polk County are no longer in office after a controversial new Florida law that went into effect on Jan. 1. Source