Author: Kelvin Santos

BELLAIRE, MICH. — Nearly three years after authorities foiled a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the last defendants accused of taking part go on trial Monday. Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null were among 14 men, described by prosecutors as anti-government extremists, charged in the scheme weeks before the November 2020 election. They were angered by Whitmer’s COVID-19 policies, which shut down schools and restricted the economy, investigators said in court filings. The plotters were members of paramilitary groups and spoke of attacking the state Capitol and police to ignite civil war, the documents said.…

Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be speaking in Jackson. Kennedy, who is now expected to run in 2024 as an independent after originally challenging President Joe Biden as a Democrat, will be joining the National Apostolic Christian Leadership Conference (NACLC) at the Two Mississippi Museums. The topic will be religious liberties. “Kennedy, a presidential candidate, will share his insights on religious liberties and other issues that are critical importance of people of faith,” a release from NACLC said. “As a renowned advocate for social change, his perspective is sure to inspire and provoke thoughtful discussion…

NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song Margaritaville and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said late Friday. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.” The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a…

Potential health risks of high salt concentrations for those who rely on Mississippi River lead mayor to sign declaration. The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, signed an emergency declaration for the city on Friday amid concerns about saltwater from the the Gulf of Mexico that has been creeping up the drought-hit Mississippi River in Louisiana. The declaration came amid concerns the saltwater, which is impacting the river because it is at such low levels, could impact the drinking water of thousands of residents in the next few weeks The Louisiana governor, John Bel Edwards, said the state would be requesting an…

All 19 defendants in an election-fraud case in the Southeastern U.S. state of Georgia — including former President Donald Trump — reported to an Atlanta jail to be booked by police before a noon deadline on Friday. After Trump’s appearance at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday evening — in which he posed for the first-ever mug shot of a former president — seven other defendants surrendered to police on Friday. Trump’s other co-defendants reported to the jail earlier in the week. Court records show that all of the 19 defendants except one posted bond, agreed to the bail conditions…

It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett’s death emerged at the beginning of the Labor Day weekend, the demarcation point of every American summer’s symbolic end. Because for so many, the 76-year-old Buffett embodied something they held onto ever so tightly as the world grew ever more complex: the promise of an eternal summer of sand, sun, blue salt water and gentle tropical winds. He was the man whose studied devil-may-care attitude became a lifestyle and a multimillion-dollar business — a connecting filament between the suburbs and the Florida Keys and, beyond them, the Caribbean. From Margaritaville…

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the City of Jackson and the Jackson/Hinds Library System have had recent discussions about the prospect of demolishing the Eudora Welty Library to build a green space for the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. On Monday, the city announced plans to tear down Eudora Welty Library, which has faced various maintenance issues over the past several years. The flagship library, first built in 1946 as a Sears Department Store, has been closed since June due to a broken air conditioning unit that caused high temperatures for the library staff. The…

NEW YORK — From $300 studded headboards and $100 coffee table books to custom-made cabinets to disguise your mini-fridge, students are spending big bucks to decorate their dorm rooms, adding yet another layer to the soaring costs of college. Some are even going so far as to hire interior designers to beautify their 12 feet by 20 feet of space. Lesley Lachman, 18, planned her furnishings for her dorm room with her roommate immediately after deciding to attend the University of Mississippi back in May. The Rye, New York resident scoured websites like Pinterest and designed her room herself — with…

Leach’s family was on the field for the ceremony after the first quarter of the Bulldogs’ season opener. Mississippi State president Mark Keenum and athletic director Zac Selmon presented Mike Leach’s family with a framed jersey in a ceremony after the first quarter of the Bulldogs’ game vs. Southeastern Louisiana. It was the team’s first home game since Leach’s death in December. The family also received a signed executive order that mandated state flags be flown at half-staff following his death. Leach died on Dec. 12 at age 61 after he was hospitalized because of a heart condition. He had…

A crocodile more than 4 meters long has been captured by a group of hunters in Mississippi , United States, at the start of the 2023 alligator hunting season. This giant reptile, which weighs up to 364 kilograms, was successfully caught in the Yazoo River after struggling for 7 hours, and almost all the equipment on their ship was damaged by the fierce resistance. The hunters also ended his life by gunshots after tying him up according to state regulations. The incredibly large animal was then successfully lifted from the river to land using a forklift. “When you have an 800-pound animal on the end…