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  • MSNBC

    Supreme Court approves new Louisiana map with 2 majority-Black districts

    The Supreme Court cleared a Louisiana congressional map that creates two majority-Black districts for this year’s election, marking a win for civil rights groups and state officials.

  • WFTS-Tampa

    Florida sex offender arrested after bringing food truck to middle school

    A registered sex offender is behind bars after violating the conditions of his pre-trial release by taking his food truck business to a middle school. According to a police report, registered sex offender David Lee Mosley III showed up with his food truck and served employees at a Polk County Middle School for months before being arrested Tuesday. His arrest was delayed because a school resource officer previously told a school administrator that he did not believe Mosley was a sex offender, according to the affidavit.

  • Reuters

    Morning Bid: Markets upbeat ahead of China data dump

    Asian markets go into Friday's session looking to end a strong week on a positive note, and there appears to be no obvious reason why the recent upswing should reverse unless investors opt for a bout of profit taking ahead of the weekend. China's monthly 'data dump', when Beijing simultaneously lands several top-tier economic indicators, could go a long way to setting the market tone across Asia on Friday. Wall Street ended a touch lower on Thursday, but not before the Dow Jones Industrials hit 40,000 points for the first time, while the dollar and bond yields ticked higher.