Spartan Echo

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI. Everett Dutschke, 41, was arrested about 12:50 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at his Tupelo home by FBI [...]

  MIAMI (AP) — Months of increased tension at the Guantanamo Bay prison boiled over into a clash between guards and detainees Saturday as the military closed a communal section of the facility and moved its inmates into single cells. The violence erupted during an early morning raid that military officials said was necessary because [...]

  SALTILLO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of sight in order to escape the news media spotlight, but is cooperating with authorities, a friend and his attorney said. Everett Dutschke, 45, [...]

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House declared Thursday, April 25,  that U.S. intelligence indicates Syrian President Bashar Assad has twice used deadly chemical weapons in his country’s fierce civil war, a provocative action that would cross President Barack Obama’s “red line” for a significant military response. But the administration said the revelation won’t immediately [...]

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush’s presidential library Thursday, April 25, former first lady Barbara Bush brushed aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House in 2016. Appearing in an interview from Dallas on NBC’s “Today” show, Mrs. Bush was asked if she [...]

  NORFOLK, VA – Tim Reid’s Legacy Media Institute, in partnership with Norfolk State University and the City of Norfolk, will present its first annual International Film Festival November 8 – 10. In celebration of the art of filmmaking, the International Film Festival will present an international showcase of culturally diverse films, while providing local, national [...]

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Police arrested three men and sought a fourth Tuesday, April 23, after two Virginia State University freshmen were swept away while trying to cross a swift, rain-swollen river as part of an initiation rite. The body of one freshman, identified as Marvell Edmonson, 19, of Portsmouth, was recovered Monday. The search continued [...]

  PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Floodwaters began a slow, inch-by-inch retreat Wednesday, Apr.24, in inundated Peoria, Ill., offering hope to residents who watched helplessly as the Illinois River reached a 70-year high and swamped their homes and businesses. In downtown Peoria, tens of thousands of white and yellow sandbags stacked 3 feet high lined blocks [...]

  WAKEFIELD, Va. (AP) — Before a nearly all-Republican crowd among the smallest in the Shad Planking’s 65 years, Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli dismissed his absent Democratic foe in this year’s governor’s race as a Virginia outsider and Washington insider. Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe chose not to attend the event, the [...]

  PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Flood-weary residents fortified their homes against the rain-swollen Illinois River and considered whether to stand their ground as waterways remained in flood stage across the Midwest. Even as some of the renegade rivers showed signs of cresting, forecasters said the recovery would not be fast or easy. The National [...]

  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus’ surprise announcement that he won’t run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman Republican congressman already showing interest. Republicans said the open Montana seat helps their [...]