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Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune

National News September 11, 2026

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday that police had secured search and arrest warrants for the man and arrested him when they encountered him walking on the street. The state medical examiner's office determined Thursday evening that the death was a homicide, Brackney said, allowing them to execute the warrants they already had on hand. "This case remains active and additional arrests will be ...

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

National News September 11, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, ...

More than 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, UK defense chief says

National News September 11, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022, a senior British defense official said Friday. The dead are part of 1.5 million Russian casualties in Ukraine, Air Chief Marshall ...

Houthis open a new front in Iran war

International News September 11, 2026

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening oil exports from Saudi Arabia, which shut down a major pipeline after it was ...

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Business September 11, 2026

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Bay College fair set for Monday and Tuesday

Local News September 11, 2026

ESCANABA — Bay College will host the return of the Stay Local, Go Far! college fair starting Monday at the Escanaba Campus and continuing Tuesday in Iron Mountain. More than 35 colleges, universities, military services and trade schools are expected to take part, according to a Bay news ...