Kim Severson

On Tuesday, federal agents arrested four men ranging from ages 65 to 73 from the north Georgia towns of Cleveland and Toccoa on charges of an ambitiously designed domestic terror plot. The men are accused of trying to procure 10 pounds of ricin –  an extremely lethal biological toxin –  as well as explosive devices and illegal […]

The FBI, police and citizens of the city of Jackson, Missippi  are debating whether the white teenagers who robbed and murdered James Craig Anderson, a black man, were motivated by racism. The case has prompted many to consider race relations in the state, and it’s troubled history with race. The suspects’ lawyers say it was just […]

The Morganza Spillway was all over the front pages this weekend. You probably saw a picture of it — the big wall of the levee with its gates open, spewing muddy Mississippi water at thousands of cubic feet per minute.  The decision to open those floodgates has diverted the surge of the Mississippi, and probably saved […]

Federal and state emergency officials in Alabama believe that the deadly tornadoes two weeks ago left as many as 10,000 residents homeless. In Tuscaloosa, the urban area hit hardest, people are scrambling for the few remaining apartments –  and for low-income residents, affordable housing is almost impossible to find. Officials are concerned that many of the […]