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Attractions are seen at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park

October 15, 2026 at 6:48 p.m.

A growing number of amusement parks have shut down roller coasters as police and state regulators investigate what caused a man to fall out of his seat and plummet to...

Kratom capsules are seen on Sept. 27, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss death

October 2, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday.

FILE – Kratom capsules are seen on Sept. 27, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom

September 24, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.

FILE – This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite

August 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday.

A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

June 23, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.

Alabama's Luther Davis reacts after a 32-13 win over Florida in the SEC championship game Dec. 5, 2009, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Former Alabama DT pleads guilty to defrauding investors by using wigs to impersonate NFL players

April 27, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

Former Alabama defensive tackle Luther Davis pleaded guilty to defrauding investors out of millions of dollars by putting on makeup and wigs to impersonate NFL players.

FILE – Law enforcement officers stand in the street to allow vehicles to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest in Portland, Ore., Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants in scathing ruling

February 19, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.

This image taken from a video released by the city of Oxford, Miss., shows crews working on power lines Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (City of Oxford Mississippi via AP)

New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South

January 29, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

The National Weather Service said arctic air moving into the Southeast will cause already frigid temperatures to plunge into the teens on Friday night.

Members of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines guard a federal building on June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

December 10, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic...

FILE – As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judge to proceed with contempt probe after US flew migrants to El Salvador prison in March

November 19, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

A federal judge said he plans to move ahead on a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in...

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