Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he’ll try to enforce them
President Donald Trump got what he wanted from NATO at last year’s summit: an alliance whose members had largely acceded to his demands to step up their defense spending.
Delta pilot reports a close encounter with a July Fourth firework before landing in Chicago
A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.
Former officer describes finding a ‘sniper pad’ on nearby rooftop after Charlie Kirk assassination
A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent “sniper pad” on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder.
Ask The Dispatch: Why are some Columbus roads so wide?
During a Ward 2 Community Meeting held at East Columbus Gym on June 23, residents voiced concerns of neighborhood speeding along several residential streets.
Budget proposals cause mayor, councilman to squabble
A few proposals from Ward 6 Councilman Jason Spears on Thursday to reallocate unused salaries and change the way the city budgets road money turned an already chippy work session into a direct confrontation between Spears and Mayor Stephen Jones.
Community Profile: Godfrey aims to kickstart Columbus footbag community
Steven Godfrey kept hearing and seeing online that footbag had made a comeback, but he didn’t believe it.
Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Reflecting Pool.
Starkville eyes hotel tax for short-term rentals
Aldermen are set to consider making short-term rentals in the city subject to the 2% hotel tax.
Mayor wants free city flights for airline subsidy
Golden Triangle Regional Airport is looking to shore up a $300,000 subsidy to support the second year of westbound flights to Dallas/Fort Worth.
Southside Blues Festival celebrates 21st year at Townsend Park
The Southside Blues Festival returned to Townsend Park Thursday for its 21st year with Youth Night, music and the start of the annual softball tournament.
Actor and activist Danny Glover says he has Alzheimer’s disease
Actor and activist Danny Glover, best known for starring as an easygoing police officer in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, has revealed he has Alzheimer’s disease.
‘Our history is our story’: Grants fund new public art, downtown banners across Noxubee
Brittany Horne, an artist from Shuqualak, remembers being presented with a challenge from Esther Howard, with the Noxubee County Historical Society, in June.
US employers still reluctant to add many jobs as hiring slows in June
U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.
Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting
California is finally nearing the end of the ballot counting from its June 2 primary, a tediously slow process that is largely the result of multiple changes over the years intended to boost turnout by making voting easier and more accessible.
Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports
A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran, state television in Tehran reported Wednesday. The vessel was identified as a foreign container ship, with no other details.
Three victims, one child rescued in trafficking sting
A man faces prostitution charges after he was arrested during a sting led by the Attorney General’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force that resulted in the recovery of three victims and one child.
Four more suspects arrested in Meadowbrook drive-by shooting
Four more suspects are behind bars in connection with the June 2 fatal drive-by shooting on Meadowbrook Circle.
New autopsy of a baby killed by police in Mississippi deepens outrage
A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving car offered evidence on Wednesday that they say challenges the officers’ account that they were in danger when one opened fire.
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” ″Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74.
As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.
