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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• Live UpdatesLive Updates Tributes pour in from around the world for American icon Dolly PartonAug 26, 2026Country music icon Dolly Parton died peacefully in Nashville Tuesday, her nephew announced. She was 80 years old. Follow for live updates. -
FBI searches Fulton County elections office as it investigates alleged voter fraudJan 29, 2026The FBI served a warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, as it probes alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election. -
Florida’s new immigrant detention site dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ is now taking detainees, officials saySep 6, 2025Florida has opened its second immigration detention site, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” amid an ongoing legal battle over its controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” facility. -
Florida plans to end vaccine mandates statewide, including for schoolchildrenSep 3, 2025Florida will move to end all vaccine mandates in the state, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday. -
2 children killed after a barge collides with a sailboat in MiamiJul 28, 2025Two children are dead following a sailboat accident in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, according to US Coast Guard public affairs. -
Georgia judge declares state’s abortion ban unconstitutional, allowing procedure to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancySep 30, 2024A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s 6-week-abortion ban, declaring it unconstitutional. -
Second former Memphis police officer changes his plea to guilty in Tyre Nichols’ deathAug 23, 2024A second former Memphis police officer facing federal civil rights charges in the violent arrest and beating death of Tyre Nichols is expected to change his plea to guilty on Friday in federal court. -
Second former Memphis police officer is changing his plea to guilty in Tyre Nichols’ deathAug 22, 2024A second former Memphis police officer charged in the violent arrest and beating death of Tyre Nichols intends to change his plea to guilty, according to federal court documents. -
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agentsJul 2, 2024Leonard Peltier, the Indigenous activist convicted of the 1975 murders of two FBI agents, has been denied parole from federal prison, his attorney told CNN on Tuesday. -
Bus passengers frantically texted loved ones as gunman hijacked an Atlanta commuter bus during rush hourJun 13, 2024a gunman had hijacked a commuter bus with 17 people inside, prompting passengers to frantically text loved ones and call 911 for help, police said. -
1 person is dead and a suspect is in custody after hijacked commuter bus led authorities on chase, Atlanta police sayJun 12, 2024A man who Atlanta police say held a gun to the head of a bus driver is in custody after the hijacked bus led authorities on a rush hour chase Tuesday, and another person found shot on the bus has now died, officials say. -
Louisiana House passes bill that would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substancesMay 22, 2024The Louisiana state House passed an amended bill on Tuesday that would classify the abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol and mifeprostone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances in the state, placing them in the same category as highly regulated drugs such as narcotics and depressants. -
‘Missteps were made’ in handling of purported $237 million donation, Florida A&M president saysMay 15, 2024The president of Florida A&M University admits “misteps were made” in the handling of a purported $237 million gift to the school from a Texas businessman. -
Louisiana bill would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substancesMay 14, 2024A Louisiana bill would classify the abortion-inducing drugs misoprostol and mifeprostone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances in the state, placing them in the same category as highly regulated drugs such as narcotics and depressants. -
Florida sheriff releases bodycam video of airman fatally shot in apartment, disputes family’s claim deputy went to wrong unitMay 10, 2024A Florida sheriff’s office publicly released bodycam footage from a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman in his home last week, and disputed claims from the victim’s family that the deputy had gone to the wrong apartment. -
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs immigration enforcement bill pushed following Laken Riley’s killingMay 2, 2024Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation Wednesday pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death.
