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A 22 year-old Palm Beach County man dubbed an "extremist" found armed and "ready to go" when he was arrested for a mass shooting plot after helping a teenager plan her school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. Investigators said social media messages between Damian Blade Allen and the eventual Madison school shooter, Natalie Rupnow, documented a conspiracy to carry out mass killings.
Reactions to Donald John's First 100 Days interview with abc News where he continued to mislead and lie to Americans about the impacts of his tariff policies and analyzing Shedeur Sanders, son of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders, being drafted at #144 to the Cleveland Browns despite being expected to be a higher pick.
Dr. Rick Rigsby tells the amazing story about a 3rd grade drop out and the wisest person he ever met and a new survey shows young people think the professions of teaching and law enforcement are now too dangerous to venture into.
A real-time protest at the Harrison County Courthouse of Confederate Memorial Day, which closes local government offices and honors the losers of the Civil War, an insult to the descendants and ancestors of all who fought for freedom and defeated the Confederacy.
As the Trump Admin. considers a $5,000 reproduction stimulus, parenting in 2025 and the cost of bearing a child is discussed and reactions to further escalation in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Mississippi parents and care providers urge the state to use unspent TANF grant funds and reactions to Tyler Perry's comedy series "She the People", set in Mississippi and featuring a Black freshman Lieutenant Governor.
Municipal Election Run-Off results analyzed and the El Paso, Texas Walmart terrorist attacker is sentenced to life in prison after entering a guilty plea to state charges, avoiding the death penalty.
Municipal Run-Offs in Mississippi and Earth Day as the worlds reacts to the death of Pope Francis and yet another breach of US National Security in the Signalgate scandal.
Pope Francis dies the day after Easter at 88 years old following multiple months of serious medical issues and reactions after 8 year-old is stabbed in school with a pen by a 9 year-old and now fears returning to school and
Reactions after the state board of educations announces that passing a standardized US History exam will no longer be required of Mississippi students for graduation .
Interviews with 28th Southwestern Province Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, C. Jerome Powell, ahead of the 89th Southwestern Province Council being held on the MS Gulf Coast and Dr. June Gipson, discussing how Federal cuts ending free STI testing at county health departments as infection rates remain high poses a potential risk to public health.
A father poses a question on decency after finding his teenaged daughter at Black Spring Break and the event's decline and uncertain future is discussed.
The respect for authority and complying with law enforcement after Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell is accused of being tone deaf surrounding black youth and the White House's plans to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service is discussed.
Details on the fatal shooting of a church deacon and security guard at an Easter event, the autistic Idaho teenager shot by police dies after being removed from life support, and an arson attack on Pennsylvania's governor's mansion ruled an act of terrorism.
An autistic 17 year-old shot by 9 times by Idaho police who had leg amputated and multiple surgeries still in critical condition and reactions to Terrence Howard's recounting of Sean "Puffy" Combs' advances and refusing to compromise his manhood for Hollywood.
The US Supreme Court ruled that the United States did not have to return a Maryland man who was deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador to U.S. soil by midnight and allowed the Trump administration to continue deporting what it says are Venezuelan gang members.
Breaking down the myth of "reciprocal tariffs" and the reality of tariffs being a tax on the consumer to the Federal government and effects on the US stock market.
The markets have the worst day in 5 years after Donald John's tariffs go into effect and a formerly incarcerated North Carolina man is charged with murder after his mother and brother are found dead in their home.
Results from party primaries, confirmed run-offs, and election day issues and Sen. Corey Booker breaks Strom Thurmond's record with at 25 hour speech to Congress protesting Trump Administration and DOGE cuts which have led to chaos in some sectors.
Municipal primary elections garner some confusion on polling places and eligibility for voting across the MS Gulf Coast and a grandmother is arrested after her 2 year-old grandson is found wandering down a busy road in Clay County.
On the eve of municipal elections, a shortage in ballots has some precincts concerned for voters' ability to cast ballots and Donald John continues to float the idea of a 3rd term, despite the term limits enshrined in the US Constitution.
Former elections officials and current MS Representatives Timaka James-Jones (Dist. 51) and Zakiya Summers (Dist. 68) speak on voters' options for municipal elections and the current state of Mississippi election rules and regulations.
More details and excerpts released from editor of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, after his inclusion in a group chat about military strikes in Yemen following initial denials of national security breaches by the Trump Administration and intelligence officials.
Exclusive interviews with MS Rep. Robert Johnson III on House Bill 1 and the Mississippi legislature's plans to eliminate the state income tax and raise gasoline taxes and Gulfport City Clerk Rashida Bell on specifics for absentee voting in municipal elections.
Addressing limitations for voters attempting to cast absentee ballots in Gulfport and precinct changes ahead of municipal elections (April 1), deportations, and Tesla recalls nearly every Cybertruck on US highways.
Reactions after MSNBC's Rachel Maddow explains how House Republicans had the power to take away Donald Trump's ability to casually throw around trade tariffs in a way that is roiling markets and provoking trade wars, but instead of using their power to protect the economy (and the American public) from Trump's impulsiveness, they gave away their power and went out of their way to twist the rules to do so.
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Donald John's call for impeachment of a judge who ruled against him and a judge says DOGE's dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional and orders Elon Musk to restore access for employees.
A two-month cease fire in Israel ends after Netanyahu orders an airstrike on Gaza and Tesla electric vehicle vandalism and arson across the country, with a Las Vegas repair center being the subject of what was called a "targeted attack."
Discussing estate planning ahead of a workshop hosted by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund with mediation attorney LyTanya Brown and discussion on the critique of Democrats after Sen. Chuck Schumer changes course and decides to support passage of the continuing resolution, averting a government shutdown.
Senate Democrats refuse to support the Continuing Resolution to fund the government after the House approved the six-month funding measure largely along party lines as a shutdown draws near. Democrats widely oppose the measure, expressed frustration with spending reductions, while warning that it would give the Trump administration's DOGE department even more latitude to carry out cost-slashing efforts.
Donald John and Elon park Tesla vehicles on the lawn of the White House and Trump pledges to buy one as stocks continue to plummet after Musk's Nazi "sig heil" salute during his inaguration speech and Nelly explains his expectations (and double standard) of his son and daughter.
A condemned South Carolina man, Brad Keith Sigmon, chose a firing squad for his method of execution, the first of it's kind since 2010, and police in Florida attempt to explain a Winter Haven officer did not point his service weapon at a child who's parent was being arrested in a now viral photo.
Reactions after the stock market reacts to Donald John's tariff threats against US trading partners and Canada's 25% tariffs on electricity exports to the US and the estranged daughter of Dr. Umar Johnson calls him out on social media after not being able to communicate with him to find her sister.
Tyron McAlpin, who is a deaf man with cerebral palsy who was falsely accused, beaten, tasered, arrested and charged by Phoenix police officers sues the city and three officers in a federal lawsuit alleging assault, negligence, and violations of his Constitutional rights.
Exclusive interview with N.O. Mardi Gras Indian Council Assistant Director, Michael Farley, discussing the Super Sunday event and historical significance of the Mardi Gras Indians and information on a double murder in Pascagoula.
Fact-checking Donald John's speech to Congress and reactions to Rep. Al Green's removal from the speech after disruption in which he states that Trump had no mandate to dismantle Medicaid.
Reactions to Donald John and James David's contentious meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office to discuss a cease fire deal with Russia, who Donald John met discussed the deal with without Zelenskyy being privy to the details.
Americans across the country plan to keep their money in their accounts on the first of many planned economic boycott days in response to companies' diversity, equity, and inclusion stances adjusted to be more in line with the incoming administration.
An ICE raid on the MS Gulf Coast results in 16 arrests with no consequences for the business who employed the illegals and a look at the $38 billion in funding Elon Musk's companies have received from the federal government over the past decade.
A 16 year-old charged with murder is denied bond at his first hearing in North Carolina, leading him to break down in court and activists plan an economic boycott targeting corporate America in response to the reversals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives.
Analyzing the local political landscape and confusion from government employees after Elon Musk sends emails demanding they explain their jobs and if they fail to respond it would be considered as resignations.
Harrison County District 4 Supervisor, Kent Jones, discusses a recent road project and reactions to the firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. C.Q. Brown, and his replacement by a lower ranked, lesser qualified Trump loyalist, Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, who does not meet the legal requirements to be chairman and would need a waiver.
Donald John stuns after signaling a shift in allegiance to Russia from Ukraine after calling Ukraine's president a "dictator without elections" and a New York family calls for justice for their relative Robert Brooks with the charging of 10 former prison guards who are being charged in Brooks' death.
A Pontiac, Michigan mother is charged with child abuse after her children were found on Valentine's Day abandoned in their home, having been left alone since 2020 and a mother goes viral after images from a videocall depicts her holding a blunt to her young child's mouth and blowing smoke into the child's face.
DOGE attempts to distance Elon Musk from the agency as his companies conflicts of interest are highlighted and a Jewish Florida man shoots at Jewish Israeli tourists thinking their Palestinians.
Reactions from Sen. Roger Wicker on Pete Hegseth's Ukraine statements and Donald John regurgitating "Soviet Propaganda" and callers weigh in on Dr. Umar Johnson's assertions that African American women shouldn't expect black men to be on the same financial footing as some of their white counterparts when exploring relationships.
Donald John and Vlad Putin negotiate a ceasefire without Ukraine's president and Pete Hegseth calls a return to previous borders an "unrealistic" goal as Europe is stunned by the US' seeming shift in loyalty.
Exploring the modern concept of love on Valentine's Day and reactions to mass layoffs across multiple agencies in the federal government, measles outbreaks in 3 Texas counties, and Louisiana's plan to end the promotion of mass vaccinations.
Exploring the war time origins of the "D.A.P." and why the lessons behind it's creation are more poignant than ever and following phone calls with Russia and Ukraine's presidents, John Bolton says Donald John has "effectively surrendered Ukraine to Putin".
Reactions to Super Bowl LIX (59) following Kendrick Lamar's historic Apple Music Half Time Show performance and Donald John's early exit after picking the losing team.
Elon Musk admits to lying about the US spending $50 million on condoms for Gaza and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.