Mortuary Sued For ‘refusing Gay Funeral’
A mortuary in Mississippi is being sued by the husband of a gay man for allegedly refusing to cremate him because of his sexuality. John “Jack” Zawadski, 82, and his nephew filed the lawsuit...
Tag: Mississippi
Six Weird and Wonderful Facts About Soccer
We all know that soccer is one of the greatest games in all of the world. That is why this website exists, and that is why you are here reading this article! Whether you follow just Ghanaian teams,...
Storms In US South and Midwest Kill At Least 14
Deadly weekend storms have left at least 14 dead in the midwestern and southern United States, according to officials, as eastern regions faced potential damaging winds and isolated tornadoes into...
When Disaster Strikes!
When catastrophe strikes, adequate assistance hardly comes. Fire engulfs your property and fire tenders reach there too late or with inadequate water to douse it. Fire starts gutting your shop and...
Amid Threats, New Orleans Removes Confederate Monument
New Orleans took down the first of four controversial Confederate monuments under cover of darkness early Monday morning, the latest removal of a widely perceived racist symbol of white supremacy in...
Hollywood Honors Father-Son Filmmakers Carl and Rob Reiner
Father-and-son filmmakers Carl and Rob Reiner were honored Friday for a joint 130 years in showbusiness when they sunk their hands and feet into cement on Hollywood Boulevard. The celebration,...
Schools On the Frontline of Honduras Gang Turf Battles
The clatter of bullets piercing the school's roof sent pupils running for safety. Four of them and their teacher were wounded. The February 27 attack on the Maximiliano Sagastume school in a northern...
In Creating Rock, Chuck Berry Faced Daunting Racial Barrier
With "Johnny B. Goode," a 1958 song that so defined rock 'n' roll that the US space program chose it to introduce the music to potential extraterrestrials, Chuck Berry created a now classic character...
Missing From Trump’s Grand Navy Plan
U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions of the U.S. Navy. But interviews with ship-builders, unions and a review of...
Trump Hails ‘very Great’ Andrew Jackson On His 250th Birthday
Donald Trump hailed America's first populist president Wednesday, laying a wreath at the tomb of Andrew Jackson and waxing lyrical about the similarities between himself and the seventh US president....
Horror Icon Michael Rooker On Serial Killing and Lifesaving
Michael Rooker could be the answer to a difficult trivia quiz question -- who is that actor whose work you know well, even if you can't quite match the face to the movie? Yet from "Days of Thunder,"...
Oprah Winfrey Loses 45 Lbs In Weight
Oprah Winfrey has lost almost 45 lbs in weight since she joined Weight Watchers in 2015, and she feels “great” because of her smaller size. Oprah Winfrey has lost almost 45 lbs in weight. The...
Antibiotic-Free Meat Gets A Foothold In US
Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major US food companies and restaurant chains are moving to limit antibiotics in farm animals raised for meat. Last month, Tyson...
Prof Ameyaw Akumfi Chairs Ghana Infrastructural Fund Board
President Nana Akufo Addo has appointed Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi as the Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructural Investment Fund (GIIF). His appointment is in accordance with Section 8...
Bernie Sanders Leads Union Push At Nissan Plant In US South
One-time US presidential contender Bernie Sanders spoke in favor of unionization at a largely African-American Mississippi Nissan plant, in an appearance that doubled as Democratic outreach in the...
US Agents In Aggressive Sweep For Unauthorized Migrants
US immigration agents increasingly are detaining unauthorized migrants in or near places once considered "safe" like courthouses and churches, spreading panic among migrants and outrage among...
Tornado Deaths Over Weekend Exceed 2016 Toll
The Southeast picked up the pieces on Monday after deadly tornadoes tore through the region, killing more people in one weekend than in all of last year, and officials called out for the federal...
At Least 18 Dead In Georgia and Mississippi
Severe weather has killed at least 18 people in the US South and injured many more, emergency officials say. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in seven counties in the...
At Least 18 Dead In Georgia and Mississippi
Severe weather has killed at least 18 people in the US South and injured many more, emergency officials say. A state of emergency has been declared by Governor Nathan Deal in seven counties in...
At Least 15 Dead In Georgia and Mississippi
Severe weather has killed 11 people and injured 23 in the US state of Georgia, emergency officials say. A state of emergency has been declared in seven counties in south-central Georgia, Governor...