Author: Holbrook Mohr
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Gorsuch view on scope of Second Amendment a judicial mystery
Despite strong endorsements from some gun rights advocates, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has a slim appeals court record on the subject — a record that leaves his views a mystery on how far constitutional firearms rights extend. The National Rifle Association notes favorably a 2012 case in which Gorsuch wrote for the 10th U.S.…
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Fort Hood gunman’s attack mystifies hometown in Puerto Rico
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico — He grew up in Puerto Rico and played percussion in his high school band. He spent a decade working as a police officer and serving in the National Guard, part of that time as a peacekeeper in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. And then he joined the U.S. Army. That was Ivan Lopez’s…
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Authorities: Kidnapped girls didn’t eat for days
GUNTOWN, Miss. — Hope was fading that two young sisters abducted from their Tennessee home would be found alive two weeks after they vanished: Their kidnapper had already killed their mother and sister, and he was armed with a pistol as officers closed in. Yet 12-year-old Alexandria and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain went home to their…
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BP says it will pay for Gulf spill’s cleanup
VENICE, La. — BP PLC said Monday that it will pay for all the cleanup costs from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that could continue spewing crude for at least another week. The company posted a fact sheet on its website saying it took responsibility for the response to the Deepwater…
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Document: BP didn’t plan for major oil spill
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER — British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. spill in decades along the Gulf coast and endangering shoreline habitat. In the 52-page exploration plan and environmental impact analysis, BP repeatedly suggested it was unlikely, or virtually impossible, for…
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Startup car company unveils prototypes in Miss.
TUNICA, Miss. – A startup car company run by a Chinese businessman unveiled four prototype vehicles on Tuesday that it hopes to build at a proposed multibillion-dollar car plant in northwestern Mississippi.GreenTech Automotive Inc. planned to break ground later in the day on what officials said would be a $6.5 billion plant on 1,500 acres…
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Biden’s career provides grist for McCain’s mill
WASHINGTON – In August 2007, three men who later became entangled in a Mississippi bribery scheme raised money for Sen. Joe Biden’s run for president.A month later, two of the three were overheard in a phone call recorded by the FBI discussing federal legislation and a prospective meeting with Biden’s brother, Jim.It’s unclear whether any…