Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol on Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies from being taught in high schools, saying the class violates state law…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Traffic leaves the front gate to the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Miss., prior to the scheduled execution of David Neal Cox, 50, Wednesday evening, Nov. 17, 2021. Cox, who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and sexually assaulting her young daughter as her mother lay dying was put to death Wednesday…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Fallen trees are seen in the aftermath of severe weather, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in Selma, Ala. A large tornado damaged homes and uprooted trees in Alabama on Thursday as a powerful storm system pushed through the South. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) By Aaron Morrison ASSOCIATED PRESS  Zakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly as a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan discusses elements of a coordinated response of federal, state and city agencies, that he hopes will help deal with the city’s long-standing water problems, during a news briefing, Sept. 7, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6 year old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Monday Jan. 9, 2023. The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who’s devoted to…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023, shows packaging for the company’s Wegovy drug. Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13 who qualify, according to new guidelines released by the…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image provided by Biogen on Monday, June 7, 2021 shows a vial and packaging for the drug Aduhelm. The Food and Drug Administration’s contentious approval of a questionable Alzheimer’s drug took another hit Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, as congressional investigators called the process “rife with irregularities.” (Biogen via AP, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS …

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ABOVE PHOTO: Rep. Robert L. Johnson III, House Minority Leader, speaks to members of the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses, during a public hearing held at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., to gain a better understanding of the welfare scandal, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Iby Emily Wagster Pettus ASSOCIATED PRESS …

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ABOVE PHOTO: New York City police and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank James, center, away from a police station in New York on April 13, 2022. Prosecutors plan to seek a decades-long prison sentence for James, who is expected to plead guilty this week to opening fire in a subway car and…

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ABOVE PHOTO: A trickle of water comes out of the faucet at Mary Gaines’ Golden Keys Senior Living apartment in Jackson, Miss., Sept. 1, 2022. The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city…a project that the mayor has said could cost billions of dollars. Funding for…

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