Nation Mar 05 Bernard LaFayette, Freedom Rider and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85 Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.
Nation Mar 04 How military families are feeling about the unknowns of Iran war In the military-heavy communities surrounding Fort Campbell, a sprawling U.S. Army base that straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky line, the war in Iran is on a lot of people's minds.
Politics Feb 26 Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks U.S. judge to dismiss criminal charges, saying Trump administration's case is vindictive Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has galvanized both sides of the immigration debate, claims that the criminal prosecution is vindictive, pushed by officials from President Donald Trump's administration to punish him after they were forced to bring him back to…
Nation Feb 17 Judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can't be re-detained by immigration authorities A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him.
Nation Feb 16 How biodegradable beads may help make Mardi Gras more sustainable Plastic beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable.
Politics Dec 30 Justice Department pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after deportation mistake, judge's order says A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment, calling it a “top priority,” only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S.
Nation Dec 22 Abrego Garcia can remain free while judge considers arguments for returning him to immigration custody A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia can remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody.
Politics Dec 11 Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention after judge orders his release U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland earlier Thursday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let Abrego Garcia go immediately, writing that federal authorities had detained him again after his return to the United States without any legal basis.
Nation Nov 03 After mistaken deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia now fights smuggling charges A judge next month will hear arguments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss charges of human smuggling against him on the grounds of “vindictive prosecution.”…
Nation Oct 11 No survivors from blast at Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dead was unclear, as was the cause of the Friday blast.