Shawn Nottingham - News Editor
Shawn Nottingham
News Editor
Shawn Nottingham is a news editor for the National Desk. A Southerner by birth, Shawn enjoys acquainting himself with the variety of stories and personalities the Midwest has to offer.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs immigration enforcement bill pushed following Laken Riley’s killing
May 2, 2024
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation Wednesday pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death.
4 law enforcement officers were killed in shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. 4 other officers are hospitalized
Apr 30, 2024
Three officers were killed in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, including one deputy US Marshal and two local task force officers, authorities say.
Biden’s planned commencement speech sparks concern at Morehouse College
Apr 24, 2024
A commencement speech that President Joe Biden is expected to deliver at Morehouse College next month has sparked some concern among the school’s faculty amid heightened tensions on college campuses across the country over the US’ continued support for Israel in its war in Gaza.
Video shows 3 jailers watch as officer wrapped chain around detainee’s neck and briefly choked him, lawsuit says
Apr 18, 2024
A shocking video clip showing a jailer wrapping a chain around the neck of an inmate and appearing to briefly choke or strangle him is part of a civil rights lawsuit filed against three correctional officers this week in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia.
Florida governor signs law restricting social media access for children
Mar 25, 2024
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law banning children under age 14 from having their own social media accounts on Monday, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
‘Goon Squad’ leader and another deputy sentenced for torture of two Black men. Four other ex-officers still face sentencing
Mar 20, 2024
Two White former Mississippi law enforcement officers who were members of an unlawful “Goon Squad” were sentenced by a federal judge Tuesday to prison after admitting to torturing and abusing two Black men last year – and four other White ex-officers who pleaded guilty in the abuse will be sentenced later this week.
Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ commits a ‘First Amendment sin,’ appeals court says in a ruling that blocks part of the bill
Mar 5, 2024
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that part of Florida’s anti-“woke” law infringes on the free speech rights of employers.
University of Florida eliminates DEI office to comply with state regulations
Mar 1, 2024
The University of Florida has closed the office of its Chief Diversity Officer in compliance with the Florida Board of Governors regulations, according to a memo from the institution.
Newly released video shows police interaction with Tyre Nichols’ mother after he was beaten
Jan 30, 2024
The City of Memphis released a trove of bodycam videos on Tuesday that show moments from Tyre Nichols’ fatal encounter with police in January of 2023.
Alleged YSL rival rapper YFN Lucci sentenced to prison on gang charge after taking plea deal
Jan 24, 2024
Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, according to court documents.
10-year-old Maryland boy airlifted to US after being bitten by shark at Bahamas resort
Jan 18, 2024
A 10-year-old Maryland boy was bitten by a shark at a resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, authorities said.
Georgia woman allowed to return to US while she awaits trial over alleged foiled plot to kill her husband
Dec 22, 2023
A Georgia woman accused of plotting to kill her husband with two other people in the Bahamas was cleared by a judge to return to the United States while she awaits trial, her attorney said Thursday.
Lawsuit alleges Brian Laundrie shared with his parents that Gabby Petito was ‘gone’ and that he needed a lawyer
Dec 5, 2023
Brian Laundrie had told his parents that Gabby Petito was “gone” in what is described as a frantic phone call, according to an amended civil complaint filed by Gabby Petito’s parents November 30.
Person set themselves on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta in ‘extreme act of political protest,’ police say
Dec 2, 2023
A person was in critical condition Friday after setting themselves on fire outside the Israeli consulate in what Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said was “likely an extreme act of political protest.”
Charges against a woman who police say was struck by Charlotte officers have been dropped
Nov 29, 2023
Prosecutors have dropped charges against Christina Pierre, after a bystander video captured a Charlotte police officer repeatedly striking her during her arrest earlier this month, arrest in Charlotte, North Carolina last month was captured a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, whose arrest earlier this month
A Southwest Airlines passenger opened an emergency exit and climbed onto a plane’s wing while the aircraft was at the gate
Nov 28, 2023
Police responded to a disturbance on plane in New Orleans when a man climbed on to a planes wing while it was still on a skyway at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport
