Disaster Recovery

Snow covering the University of Mississippi Field Station landscape

October 3, 2026

USA

Winter Storm Fern cleanup: Two Mississippi districts remain unfinished

More than eight months after Winter Storm Fern brought destructive ice and snowfall across Mississippi in January, debris removal is complete in only one of the three highway districts the storm affected.

Portrait of Christa Pike, convicted murderer whose execution was halted by 6th Circuit Court stay

News·Policy

Christa Pike Execution Halted: SCOTUS Stay, 6th Circuit Halts Tennessee Death Sentence

A Tennessee woman was less than an hour from execution Tuesday night when a federal court stepped in and stopped it. Christa Pike, now 50, had spent three decades preparing for this date. Close to the scheduled hour, the U.S.

October 1, 2026

Cornell Gang Rape Investigation Reopened: DA Reverses 2024 Closure

Policy

Nearly two years after closing a criminal investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell University, prosecutors are revisiting the case. A civil lawsuit

Venezuela faces estimated $21 billion earthquake recovery need after $14.831 billion in damage and losses

Business·News·World

Venezuela’s June 2026 earthquakes caused $14.831 billion in direct damage and economic losses — and a full recovery could require up to $21 billion,

Crime·Disaster·News

Arson Suspect Arrested After Witness Spots Him: Spokane Wildfire Destroys 700 Homes, Displaces 60,000

Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested on August 4, 2026, and charged with first-degree arson in connection with the devastating Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington. A judge set bail at $1

Sonali Tiwary

August 5, 2026