(AP) — A group of state attorneys general are investigating the photosharing platform Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — now called Meta Platforms — ignored internal research about the physical and mental health dangers it posed to young people.

(AP) – In June, three Florida prison guards who boasted of being white supremacists beat, pepper sprayed and used a stun gun on an inmate who screamed “I can’t breathe!” at a prison near the Alabama border, according to a fellow inmate who reported it to the state.

(AP) — Julius Jones' execution was halted Thursday, less than four hours before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injection following outcry over doubts about evidence at his murder trial nearly 20 years ago.

(AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a neverbefore-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply.

The pro-life movement that I know

The upcoming Mississippi case that will be heard at the Supreme Court is an opportunity for us as a nation to take a saner look at abortion in America and the alternatives to it. There is freedom in life, whereas abortion offers only death – to unborn children in the womb, and to any culture that promotes it.

(AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved a long-anticipated document on Communion this week that stops short of calling for withholding the sacrament from politicians such as President Joe Biden who support abortion rights but offers plenty of tacit justification for individual bishops to do so.

Here's a preview of the Friday Issue

- Public forums set for CPS announcement

- Heifer show this weekend

- Hurd enjoying recent career change

- Red Tornadoes statistical leaders

- Local, state, national news, sports and more.

Clinton Public Schools Superintendent Tyler Bridges is ready to present a long-term capital improvement plan for the district to the public. Open forums will be available Nov. 29 at Nance Elementary School, Dec. 1 at Southwest Elementary and Dec. 2, 9 and 14 at Clinton Middle School. All forums will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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