Local
New charges for father involved in hot car death
The Atlanta suburb father that had previously been charged in the hot car death of his 22-month-old son in 2014 has now been charged with additional counts that involve sexting with minors. According to court documents, on March 3 Harris was indicted with two counts of sexual exploitation of minors and six counts of sending harmful materials to minors. For almost two years Harris has been detained in the Cobb County Detention center without bail for the murder charge of his son. As of now the prosecution team has not set an arraignment date on the sexting charges, but jury selection for the murder trial will begin April 11.
National
Ben Carson, no longer GOP candidate
On March 4 Ben Carson, Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon, announced he was leaving the presidential race after his subpar performance at the polls on Super Tuesday. Carson told the Conservative Political Action Conference that he would be leaving the campaign trail but would be working closely with My Faith Votes, a non-partisan group that advocates for more participation by Christians in the upcoming and subsequent elections.
Global
UN imposes tougher sanctions on North Korea
Hours after the United Nations voted that there needed to be tougher sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the country fired six short-range projectiles into the sea. Following this act of defiance, Kim Jong Un, the country’s leader said, “Nuclear warheads need to be ready for use at any time.” The Pentagon is aware of these reports and is watching the situation on the Korean Peninsula. They advise North Korea to differ from actions that could provoke any further tension.
