Day: August 1, 2023

MS man sentenced to 40 years for breaking out of prison just months before completing his 7-year sentence

3:05 pm August 1, 2023

A Mississippi man was sentenced Monday to 40 years in state prison for breaking out of a correctional facility and holding two people at gunpoint last year, just months before he was to have completed a seven-year sentence. Shunekndrick Huffman, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping and a circuit court judge sentenced him […]

Oklahoma’s state-funded Catholic charter school hit with lawsuit from parents, religious leaders

2:09 pm August 1, 2023

Oklahoma set the stage for legal battles after the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved the first taxpayer-funded, faith-based charter school with a 3-2 vote in June. Monday, the speculated legal battles came to fruition as a public education nonprofit, parents and faith leaders joined forces to stop the nation’s anticipated first publicly-funded religious charter […]

My ancestor was a slave. Don’t tell my family slavery benefited slaves

2:00 pm August 1, 2023

Neille Wade is a Jamaican woman of African descent who lives at the root of my family’s known family tree. Based on the time of her birth and death and Jamaica’s bitter history of enslavement and colonialism, it is more than likely that Wade represents one of my only known relatives whose body was owned […]

Shohei Ohtani watches as Braves outfielder Michael Harris II makes incredible catch to stop home run

1:36 pm August 1, 2023

Shohei Ohtani was on the cusp of hitting his 40th home run of the 2023 season against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night but center fielder Michael Harris II had other plans. The Los Angeles Angels were up 3-1 in the top of the ninth inning when Ohtani hit a ball deep to center field. […]

California relying on fossil fuels for critical power amid record heat wave: ‘We need natural gas’

1:20 pm August 1, 2023

The state of California continues to rely heavily upon fossil fuel-fired power plants to ensure its residents and businesses have access to reliable electricity amid the ongoing heat wave. According to data compiled by the California Independent System Operator, more than 40% of the state’s total power grid supply derived from natural gas on Sunday, […]