Boy abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill prompts Christmas gift donations, spotlights pandemic-era child abuse

A wintry mix of snow and widespread freezing rain was expected to roll into the Midwest and eastern U.S. on Friday, creating hazardous travel and possible power outages to open the New Year.

This probably isn’t the way these travelers were hoping to end their year. A flight heading to Houston was forced to make an emergency landing at the Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana, reportedly due to a possible explosive device being found on the plane.

A winter storm and frontal boundary that dumped heavy snow on parts of the central U.S. this week has now shifted east, bringing the risk of flash flooding, further snowfall and icy conditions to areas stretching from the Great Lakes to the Southern Plains.  Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast in the Southern Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley on Wednesday, with downpours expected to cause some flash flooding in urban areas.  Behind the frontal boundary -- which is a separation of air

Robin Roberts reflected on how many people felt over the festive period in an emotional Instagram post on Christmas Day.MORE: Robin Roberts marks end of an era with partner Amber as she returns to GMA studioThe Good Morning America star was feeling reflective as she shared footage of her sister Dorothy Roberts singing at midnight mass at her local church in Mississippi, wishing very much that she and her partner Amber Laign were there to see it in person.

#LeslieWest! I love his playing, singing and writing. A big influence on so many musicians, including myself.

Mississippi Queen, from their debut album Mountain Climbing!, was a roaring, bluesy classic that gave them their biggest hit – a US No 21 – and took up permanent residence on rock radio stations. The title track of their US Top 20 album Nantucket Sleighride (1971) was another totemic song, a doomy hard rock ballad about a nightmarish whaling voyage that became well known in the UK as the theme music from ITV’s current affairs programme, Weekend World.

LOS ANGELES -- Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountain, has died. He was 75.His spokesman Steve Karas said West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida.

Rolling Stone that the musician passed away on Wednesday morning (December 23). West entered cardiac arrest on Monday (December 21) and was rushed to a hospital near his home in Daytona, Florida.

reported Rolling Stone.On Tuesday, his brother, Larry West Weinstein, wrote on Facebook that West’s heart stopped and he had been put on a ventilator, according to the LA Times.He is survived by his wife Jenni Maurer, whom he married onstage at a 2009 concert commemorating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.West laid down authoritative guitar riffs and chesty yowls in Mountain, a thundering power trio rounded out by Felix Pappalardi on bass and Corky Laing on drums.

Chris Willman Music WriterLeslie West, the singer and guitarist for the hard rock band Mountain, whose fame was cemented by a performance at Woodstock, died Tuesday, according to his brother, Larry West Weinstein. He was 75.In a Facebook post on Sunday, West’s brother had alerted fans to the musician’s declining health, writing, “I am asking for all your prayers.

Authorities in Mississippi found four bodies Tuesday after a sheriff’s department received calls about people not showing up for work.  Investigators said a person believed to be the only suspect in the case later died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot after leading police on a chase.  WTOK-TV reported that the bodies were found in Lauderdale County in east Mississippi.Three were in one home and one was in another.  Lauderdale County Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun said deputies went

Two individuals from Tennessee are facing federal kidnapping charges after a 2-year-old boy was abandoned at a Mississippi Goodwill drop-off. Child welfare workers have taken custody of the boy who was left at the Southaven Goodwill on Monday morning with a change of clothes and a note that said, "child abandoned…no phone number for mom." Local news media said the boy's name was Sergio.

A registered sex offender’s appearance at the just-ended Portland "Red House on Mississippi" eviction blockade appears to have left some activists uncomfortable. The controversy surrounded Micah Rhodes, 27, who was a leader of the protest group Portland’s Resistance that rose to prominence after Donald Trump's election in 2016.

With Christmas Day just a week away, Americans making holiday plans following this week's massive winter storm system are wondering what to expect.  In brief, the answer may depend on which coast they live nearest. While the West Coast will see warmer-than-average temperatures, states east of the Mississippi River are in for a chill, according to predictions from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center.

The Velvet Underground for the final instalment in their Hanukkah Sessions series.The Hanukkah Sessions saw Grohl team up with the Foo Fighters producer to cover eight songs by Jewish artists, one for each night of the holiday period.Prior to the pair’s Velvet Underground cover, they took on Drake‘s ‘Hotline Bling’, ‘Sabotage’ by Beastie Boys, Peaches’ ‘Fuck The Pain Away’, Bob Dylan’s ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’, ‘Mississippi Queen’ by Mountain, Elastica’s ‘Connection’ and ‘Frustrated’ by The

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s Hanukkah series has reached the day seven mark – watch the pair cover The Knack below.Over the past week, the Foo Fighters frontman and the famed producer have shared covers of Jewish musicians to celebrate the holiday season.So far, the pair have teamed up to cover a variety of songs, including Drake‘s ‘Hotline Bling’, Beastie Boys‘ ‘Sabotage’, Peaches‘ ‘Fuck The Pain Away’,  Bob Dylan‘s ‘Blonde On Blonde’ classic ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’, Mountain’s ‘Mississippi

The owners of a home in Portland that has become another flashpoint between police and Antifa demonstrators protesting racism and gentrification stopped making loan payments while claiming to be citizens of a country they invented.  The small red house on North Mississippi Avenue has been in the Kinney family for 65 years and has been the site of protests since September, when authorities tried to evict them after the mortgage lapsed.