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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– It was a party for a cause Monday morning as two groups came together to welcome students back for the first day of classes at a South Memphis elementary school. Dozens of men with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated were on hand donning their purple and gold as they were joined by Memphis […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transgender teens, their parents and supporters protested outside the Mississippi Capitol on Wednesday, calling on legislators to kill a measure that would ban gender-affirming health care for people younger than 18. House Bill 1125 passed the Republican-led House 78-30 on Jan. 19, with all opposition coming from Democrats. It awaits consideration […]

Coca-Cola Co. reported higher-than-expected sales in the first quarter as it continued to hike prices and its business in China improved. Revenue rose 5% to $11 billion for the January-March period, the company said Monday. That beat Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet had forecast revenue of $10.8 billion. Coke Chairman and CEO James […]

White House chief of staff Ron Klain’s forthcoming departure from office has concerned liberals who have come to know him as a crucial ally in President Biden’s Washington. Klain, one of Biden’s oldest confidants, has worked to ease the Democratic Party’s divide, serving as connective tissue between progressives and the establishment figures closest to the […]

UPDATE, October 18: Varsity Brands responded to our request for comment regarding the lawsuit saying: “First and foremost, our concern is for the survivors and their families. Children should be protected and safe at all times, and no child should ever be exposed to the kind of abhorrent behavior and abuse alleged in the complaints. […]

(Moneywise) – The stock market has long been the go-to choice for people looking to invest their money. But that could be about to change as a younger generation enters the scene. According to a recent survey from Bank of America, individuals aged 21 to 42 with at least $3 million in assets only have […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men are behind bars after being charged with facilitation of murder in the process of committing a robbery. Prentis Cauthen and Prentez Baines are charged in the death of Joseph Buckley III after the victim tried to buy $25,000 of marijuana. According to text messages recovered by police, Buckley intended on […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An accountant working on a high-profile corruption case was killed along with his son by unknown gunmen while traveling on one of South Africa’s main highways. A government health department employee who warned of illegal dealings worth nearly $50 million was shot 12 times in the driveway of her home. The slayings […]

Sixty-two percent of Americans say President Biden has not achieved much during his first two years in office, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows, despite efforts by Democratic leaders to frame that time as the most productive in Washington since Lyndon Baines Johnson’s “Great Society” agenda.   Only 36 percent of Americans surveyed said […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An alleged sexual abuse scandal involving cheerleaders has spread to a Memphis-based athletic apparel company that sponsored cheer tournaments. Attorneys for the defendants allege teenage athletes were physically, emotionally, and sexually abused while Varsity Spirit, the U.S. All Star Federation (USASF), and Bain Capital allowed it to happen. They filed a lawsuit […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The rental home that Suzannah Thames owns in Mississippi’s capital city was filled with dirty, snake-infested flood water when the Pearl River overflowed its banks in 2020. On Friday, Thames pointed to a column on the front porch to show how deep the water was then — about up to her […]