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Tuskegee University president defends dress code amid criticism: ‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’

August 30, 2026

Tuskegee University president defends dress code amid criticism: ‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’

Tuskegee University President Mark Brown says the dress code banning durags and bonnets is about workplace readiness, not respectability politics.

South Carolina mail-in voting law illegally discriminates, appeals court rules

August 30, 2026

South Carolina mail-in voting law illegally discriminates, appeals court rules

South Carolina's mail-in ballot age exemption for voters over 65 was struck down as a 26th Amendment violation, but the state plans to appeal further.

Alleged tomb-raiding trio arrested in cross-country cemetery spree 'to steal from the dead,' police say

August 30, 2026

Alleged tomb-raiding trio arrested in cross-country cemetery spree 'to steal from the dead,' police say

Surveillance video shows the accused trio breaking into cemetery niches across the eastern United States, stealing wedding rings and heirlooms, police say.

West Virginia looks to AI data center boom to help eliminate state income tax

August 30, 2026

West Virginia looks to AI data center boom to help eliminate state income tax

Gov. Patrick Morrisey's seven-point plan will dedicate 50% of hyperscale data center revenue to reducing and eliminating West Virginia's income tax.

North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties

August 30, 2026

North Carolina mountain town ‘whitewashing’ violence amid crime concerns, says pastor with former gang ties

Dr. Ronald Gates says Asheville, North Carolina, leaders ignored his gang prevention program for a decade before retaliatory shootings rattled the city.

North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive

August 29, 2026

North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive

Baby goats at Farm Adventures, a North Carolina mobile petting zoo, tested positive for rabies after a skunk entered their pen and bit them.

South Carolina police officer killed, another wounded in gunfight with suspect who had extensive record

August 29, 2026

South Carolina police officer killed, another wounded in gunfight with suspect who had extensive record

Officer Christopher DeLong, 29, was killed while responding to a domestic dispute call in Columbia, South Carolina. He leaves behind a wife and two young children.

Mississippi mayor argues against lowering flag for Dolly Parton after her death

August 29, 2026

Mississippi mayor argues against lowering flag for Dolly Parton after her death

Olive Branch, Mississippi, Mayor Ken Adams argued against lowering the flag to half-staff for Dolly Parton, saying the honor should be reserved.

Dems face uphill battle in challenge to Georgia congressional map under new SCOTUS rules

August 29, 2026

Dems face uphill battle in challenge to Georgia congressional map under new SCOTUS rules

Biden branded Georgia's election law "Jim Crow," and now the state's redistricting maps face a tougher legal test after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling.

Police fatally shoot sword-wielding man after woman found trapped in car, officials say

August 29, 2026

Police fatally shoot sword-wielding man after woman found trapped in car, officials say

A Nashville SWAT officer was stripped of police authority after fatally shooting a sword-wielding man during a standoff involving a woman allegedly held in a Hyundai.