SUMMARY: On March 7, 1965, Black voting rights marchers, including 17-year-old Charles Mauldin, faced violent attacks by Alabama state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, an event known as Bloody Sunday. This brutality galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act, signed into law on August 6, 1965, which dismantled discriminatory practices and boosted Black voter turnout. Yet, survivors like Mauldin and Richard Smiley warn current laws and policies are rolling back these rights through voter ID laws, mail voting limits, and reduced federal oversight after the 2013 Supreme Court decision. The fight for voting rights remains ongoing and crucial.

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SUMMARY: The Biloxi Indians aim to rebound after a 5-6 2024 season under second-year Head Coach Jamey DuBose and his staff, now more familiar with the players. Returning 22 seniors and 12 starters, the team has grown bigger, faster, and more physical, with improved communication on both sides of the ball. Junior Jordan Ramsey is expected to start at quarterback, bringing a strong offensive tempo. The team’s goals include a winning record for the first time in three years, winning their first playoff game since 2018, and beating rivals. Their season opens August 29 against Holmes County Central.

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SUMMARY: A U.S. Coast Guard report on the 2023 Titan submersible disaster concluded it was caused by preventable safety failures and deliberate efforts by OceanGate, its operator, to avoid oversight. The implosion killed all five aboard, including CEO Stockton Rush. The report criticized OceanGate’s flawed safety culture, noting ignored “red flags,” falsified safety info, and inadequate design and inspection processes. Financial pressures led to outdoor winter storage, damaging the vessel’s hull. The report calls for stronger regulation of private deep-sea tourism. Lawsuits have followed, including one from French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet’s family. The Titan’s wreck was found near the Titanic site.

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