National | Magee Courier-Simpson County News

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, center, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. The seditious conspiracy case filed this week against members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group marked the boldest attempt so far by the government to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP
For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press
Sun,01/16/22-11:35AM, 6 Reads
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Two days after the presidential election on Nov. 2, 2020, the Oath Keepers were already convinced that victory had been stolen from President Donald Trump and members of the far-right militia group were making plans to march on the U.S. Capitol.
Click Here to Read More
In this April 15, 2019, file photo, a vendor makes change for a marijuana customer at a cannabis marketplace in Los Angeles. An unwelcome trend is emerging in California, as the nation's most populous state enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales. Industry experts say a growing number of license holders are secretly operating in the illegal market — working both sides of the economy to make ends meet. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

AP
In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press
Sun,01/16/22-10:45AM, 7 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On an isolated farm, greenhouses stand in regimental order, sheltered by a fringe of trees. Inside are hundreds of head-high cannabis plants in precise rows, each rising from a pot nourished by coils of irrigation tubing. Lights powerful enough to turn night into day blaze overhead.
Click Here to Read More
Former Alaska lawmaker Jason Grenn holds an Alaska Division of Elections brochure explaining ranked choice voting at his office in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Grenn was sponsor of a ballot initiative passed by Alaska voters in 2020 that would end party primaries and send the top four vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, to the general election, where ranked-choice voting would determine a consensus winner. The model is unique among states and viewed by supporters as a way to encourage civility and cooperation among elected officials. The Alaska Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the system Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

AP
Election overhaul in Alaska aimed at reducing partisanship
By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press
Sun,01/16/22-10:37AM, 6 Reads
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — As partisan warfare has become the norm in state legislatures and Congress, Alaska is set to embark on an experiment to see if voters themselves can disarm the combatants.
Click Here to Read More
Former President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd prior to speaking at a Save America Rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

AP
AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood
By CALVIN WOODWARD AND DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Sun,01/16/22-10:35AM, 7 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump falsely declared in a weekend rally that public health authorities are denying the COVID-19 vaccine to white people because of their race.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to National

Please select your theme

January 13, 2022

Community Poll

Should the new superintendent for the school district live in Simpson County?