From the Wire

With Khan Family, Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far? In a defensive crouch, Donald Trump complained Monday about being "viciously attacked" by the father of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed in Iraq, persisting in an emotionally charged feud that has left him increasingly isolated among fellow Republicans.
Justices Reinstate Suit Over Leake County School Bus Beating The Mississippi Supreme Court says the Leake County school district can be sued after a special education student was beaten unconscious with a belt on a school bus in 2013.
New Sandy Hook School Reopens Nearly 4 Years After Massacre The new Sandy Hook Elementary School, built to replace the one demolished after a massacre that took the lives of 20 children and six educators, features three courtyards, study spaces designed to look like treehouses and a moat-like raingarden.
Russian Weightlifters Banned from Rio Olympics for Doping All of Russia's weightlifters were banned from the Rio Olympics on Friday for doping for what the international federation called "extremely shocking" results that brought the sport into "disrepute."
Mississippi Grand Jury Clears 3 Officers in Fatal Shooting A grand jury has ruled three Mississippi police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man whose weapon turned out to be a BB gun.
Texas' Revised Abortion Booklet Criticized as Inaccurate The new version of a booklet that Texas produces for women considering an abortion is being criticized for suggesting that terminating pregnancies can lead to heightened risks for breast cancer and depression.
Hundreds Gather at Vigil for Slain Baton Rouge Officers Hundreds of people gathered at a Baton Rouge church Thursday for a vigil honoring three law enforcement officers who were killed during a shootout with a lone gunman outside a convenience store.
Bryant Sets Nov. 8 Elections for 2 Mississippi House Seats Gov. Phil Bryant has set special elections to fill two vacant seats in the Mississippi House.
Judge: Reagan Shooter Can Leave Hospital to Live in Virginia More than 35 years after he tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster, John Hinckley Jr. will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live full time with his mother in …
Bill O'Reilly: Slaves That Built White House Were 'Well-Fed' Bill O'Reilly says the slaves who helped build the White House "were well-fed and had decent lodgings provided by the government."
Prosecutors Drop All Remaining Charges in Freddie Gray Case Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray's death, blaming police for a biased investigation that failed to produce a single conviction.
Trump to Russia: Uncover, Release Deleted Clinton Emails Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump encouraged Russia to meddle in American politics Wednesday, with a stunning recommendation to uncover and make public hacked emails that might damage his opponent, Hillary Clinton.
4 Qualify for Special Election to Jackson-Area House Seat Four candidates have qualified for the Aug. 23 election to a vacant seat in the Mississippi House.
Clinton, Dems Put Gun Control at Center of Convention Stage With mothers of police violence victims on the stage and anti-gun protesters in the streets, Hillary Clinton and Democrats are giving gun control and efforts to curb police violence a starring role at their summer convention.
Anti-Abortion Duo Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Cleared A Texas judge on Tuesday dismissed the last remaining charge against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood.