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From Toni Morrison to Ta-Nehisi Coates, book bannings surge

First Look From Toni Morrison to Ta-Nehisi Coates, book bannings surge The American Library Association reports 2023 as a likely record-breaking year for book challenges in school and public libraries. The ALA’s opposition to bannings has prompted a county in Wyoming and a library in Texas to withdraw their memberships. | View caption Hide caption…

Terry Kirkman, the Association singer and founding member, dies at 83

Singer-songwriter Terry Kirkman, a founding member of the 1960s folk-rock band the Association, has died. He was 83. Kirkman’s death was confirmed on Sunday through a statement on the Association’s official Facebook page: “We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, RIP Terry. He will live on in our hearts and in the music he…

Alabama must redraw congressional map to include more Black voters

First Look Alabama must redraw congressional map to include more Black voters A panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama’s new congressional map Tuesday after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority. Twenty-seven percent of Alabama’s residents are Black.  | View caption Hide caption…

FBI arrests Jan. 6 rioter they say assaulted officers with a speaker, a shoe and a lamp

WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested a Jan. 6 rioter who attacked police officers using a variety of items including a metal baton, a floor lamp and a shoe, according to court records. Curtis Logan Tate, known to online “Sedition Hunters” as #ShinyCircleTattoo because of a distinct tattoo on his hand, was arrested in North…

South Carolina’s all-male Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban

Just months after the exit of its sole female justice, the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld restrictions that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. The 4-1 decision means the state’s abortion ban, which Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law in May, can go into effect. The decision brings…

Hunter Biden misdemeanor tax charges are dismissed — for now

A federal judge in Delaware formally dismissed misdemeanor tax charges against Hunter Biden on Thursday, but the president’s son is expected to face the same charges — or new ones — in the near future. The decision by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika had been expected following a failed plea agreement last month between federal…

Niger general declares himself country’s new leader following coup

A Niger general who runs the country’s presidential guard declared himself the country’s new leader on Friday, two days after he led his soldiers in a coup d’etat that overthrew the nation’s president.  General Abdourahmane Tchiani made the announcement during a speech on Niger’s state television, calling himself president and saying the coup was necessary “to preserve our…