From the Wire

Hurricane Threatens Some of South's Most Storied Cities Hurricane Matthew spared Florida's most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic blow Friday but threatened some of the South's most historic and picturesque cities with ruinous flooding and wind damage as it pushed its way up the coastline.
APNewsBreak: UN Criticism of Trump Draws Russian Complaint Russia lodged a formal complaint last month with the United Nations over a top U.N. official's condemnations of Donald Trump and some European politicians, an intervention that underscores the unusual links between the Republican presidential nominee and the Kremlin.
McComb Events Honor 131 Expelled from HS for Civil Rights Walkout A foundation created by a woman expelled from an all-black Mississippi high school in 1961 for participating in a vacation-time civil rights sit-in is holding events honoring 131 classmates expelled for walking out of school in protest.
7 Admit Sham Marriages and Crime Reports in Immigration Scam Tarunkumar and Sachin Patel wanted to find a way so that more of their friends and business associates from India could get permanent legal status to remain in the United States. But they admitted Monday their plans were federal crimes.
Police Officer Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Gets New Job The Starkville Police Department has hired a former Columbus officer who is a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Candidates Disagree About Need for Supreme Court Unity The challenger in a Mississippi Supreme Court race says the current office-holder disagrees too often with other justices.
Taking Softer Tone, Pence Says Clinton is Admirable Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Thursday offered rare praise for Hillary Clinton, saying both the Democratic presidential nominee and Donald Trump have "many admirable qualities" for young people to look up to.
Ole Miss Student Apologizes for Lynching Remark A white University of Mississippi student is withdrawing from school and publicly apologizing for his Facebook post about lynching people who were protesting the killing of a black man by North Carolina police officers.
NSA Contractor Accused of Taking Classified Information A contractor for the National Security Agency has been arrested on charges that he illegally removed highly classified information and stored the material in his home and car, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Mississippi Governor Declares Racial Reconciliation Month Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is declaring October to be racial reconciliation month.
Paris Climate Agreement to Take Effect Nov. 4 A landmark agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, backed by a coalition of the world's largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas.
LAPD Chief Hastens Video Release to Stem Tensions Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck has become the latest to hasten the release of video of a deadly confrontation between police and a black man in order to ease public tension.
WikiLeaks' Assange Promises Leaks on US Election, Google WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised "significant" disclosures on subjects including the U.S. election and Google in the coming weeks as the secret-spilling group marked its 10th anniversary on Tuesday.
Ayotte Says She 'Misspoke' When She Said Trump is Role Model New Hampshire Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte says she "misspoke" when she said Donald Trump is a role model for children.
Los Angeles Chief Defends Latest Shootings by Officers Police officers who shot and killed men in two separate weekend shootings were justified in their use of deadly force because they feared for their lives, the Los Angeles police chief said.