Brett James, Grammy-winning ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ songwriter, dies in plane crash

All three people on board – the pilot and two passengers – died in the crash, the FAA said. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.
What is Antifa, the leftist movement Trump says he’s labeling ‘major terrorist organization’?

President Trump announced plans to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization
CDC vaccine advisers weigh COVID-19 shot recommendations

Access to COVID-19 shots is the big question as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers are meeting.
Police: Ridgeland barbershop employee fatally shoots machete-wielding robber

Authorities say a man wearing a ski mask and armed with a machete entered through the back door of the business.
Gary Busey gets probation for sexual offense at 2022 horror convention

Actor Gary Busey has been sentenced to two years probation for a sexual offense at a 2022 horror convention in New Jersey
House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, but prospects in the Senate look dim

The House has passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1. But prospects for the bill look dimmer in the Senate.
Will Furby or Tickle Me Elmo enter the Toy Hall of Fame?

It’s a ’90s showdown in the National Toy Hall of Fame finals, Furby vs. Tickle Me Elmo. Check out the frenzy and the controversy that made them legends.
Trump and Xi begin talks in a push to finalize a TikTok deal

President Donald Trump is talking with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep operating in the U.S.
South Carolina fires election chief as state deals with Trump administration request for voter data

The elections agency has been dealing with how to answer the Department of Justice’s request for data that includes names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth of South Carolina’s more than 3.3 million voters.
GBI releases new information following double shooting in Evans County

Two people were found shot Wednesday in Claxton.