WASHINGTON (AP) – The top U.S. military officer says Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and the potential for “bad possible outcomes” on the battlefield against Taliban insurgents as the withdrawal of American and coalition troops accelerates. Gen. Mark Milley says in an interview with Associated Press and CNN reporters that the Afghan military and police are “reasonably well…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalized after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast. Local lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. Sunday following reports of an overturned vessel near the peninsula of Point Loma. San Diego Fire-Rescue says two patients died…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls’ sports at school. Jenner told a TMZ reporter on Saturday that it’s “a question of fairness.” Jenner said she opposes “biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sports in school.” It was…
Weather Update – 4:30 p.m. – Sunday, May 2 TODAY: While yesterday we saw lots of sunshine and some 80 degree temperatures, today we saw lots of rain. It began arriving overnight and remained fairly scattered and light. It lasted into the afternoon and ill continue into the evening. Current dew points of 62 and temperatures of 66 made for…
JACKSON, Tenn. — According to a news release from the Jackson-Madison Co. School System, a new coach has been named to replace Tony Brown for the North Side boys basketball team. That replacement, Aaron Woods, will be returning home as he was a 2002 graduate of North Side High School. Woods began his coaching career at Durant High School in…
MIAMI (AP) — The teenage killer who lured a friend into a bathroom stall at their suburban Miami middle school 17 years ago and cut his throat has died in prison. Florida Department of Corrections online records show Michael Hernandez died on Thursday. He was 31 and was serving a life sentence. No cause of death was released, but WFOR-TV…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has delivered four astronauts back to Earth, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Panhandle early Sunday, just 6 1/2 hours after departing the International Space Station. The astronauts, three American and one Japanese, spent nearly…
The Jackson Madison-County Health Department has confirmed 1 new case of COVID-19 on Sunday, May 2. That brings the total number of cases in Madison County to 11,357. The newest confirmed case is 33 years old. There are currently two Madison County residents hospitalized. None of those patients are on a ventilator. The health department also released statistics on patients,…
The monthly Friendly Frank’s Flea Market is back in Jackson. There was a little something in every category, and people from all over West Tennessee came to check it out. A monthly staple, Friendly Frank’s Flea Market was open for business at Jackson’s Fairgrounds Park Saturday. Several vendors take this opportunity to show off their unique products, and people from…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Saturday wrapped up a three-day event where west Tennesseans could get out and find the perfect plants for their patio or garden. Saturday morning’s weather was ideal as hundreds came out early for the annual Plant Sale at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center on Airways Boulevard in west Jackson. The sale was extended this year…
