Shreveport. Federal prosecutors charged 56-year-old Charles Ford on April 21, 2026, alleging he possessed the firearm used by suspect Shamar Elkins in the April 19 mass shooting that killed eight children and wounded others. Authorities say Elkins fatally shot seven of his children and a cousin; investigators continue to examine...
Warren, Ohio. Unemployment rates changed markedly across several jurisdictions during February, with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reporting declines in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties this week; Trumbull was 6.6 percent, Mahoning 6.2 percent and Columbiana 5.4 percent compared with January figures while Youngstown and Warren also...
Washington — The Trump administration is engaged this week in advanced discussions to provide up to $500 million in government-backed financing to Spirit Airlines as the carrier navigates a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy. President Trump signaled support on Tuesday and directed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to review possible options while...
Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a redistricting referendum that shifts authority over congressional maps to a Democratic-majority mechanism, altering how districts will be drawn going forward. The statewide vote endorsed transferring map-making power to the General Assembly or a bipartisan commission, a change framed by supporters as corrective and criticized...
New York: Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said on April 22 that Tehran will enter negotiations only after the United States ends what he described as a naval blockade, calling the blockade a violation of the ceasefire and stating that Iran is prepared for talks or, if necessary, military...
Washington, DC. On April 22, a Pentagon intelligence assessment cited by NBC concluded that Iran still retains key military capabilities, contradicting recent public assertions by President Donald Trump and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth that Iran's air force and navy had been destroyed. The assessment stated Iranian forces remain...
Houston: On April 21–22, 2026 the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas may require the Bible's Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms under Senate Bill 10, reversing a lower court decision and concluding the mandate does not impose a substantial burden on plaintiffs' free...
Charleston: Six Republican candidates — Nancy Mace, Alan Wilson, Pamela Evette, Ralph Norman, Rom Reddy and Josh Kimbrell — debated at the College of Charleston's Sottile Theatre on Tuesday, April 21, in the second of four GOP gubernatorial debates before the statewide primary scheduled for June 9. Broadcasters aired the...
Washington — President Donald Trump extended an open-ended ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday while ordering the US Navy to continue enforcing a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and he asserted on Truth Social that the blockade is costing Iran about USD 500 million per day. The extension delayed the...
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has publicly displayed domestically produced ballistic missiles and drones in the capital, the first such exhibition since its June war with Israel. The event was organized as a show of military strength and a signal that Iran retains substantial missile capability despite damage sustained...
