World Cup: This Year’s Special Al Rihla Ball Has Champion Aerodynamics

The new Qatar World Cup soccer ball is the Al Rihla, made with water-based inks and glues and contains 20 panels, John Eric Goff writes.
‘Investigation Was Shoddy’: Attorney Claims Police Delayed Brookhaven Shooting Charges

An attorney for D’Monterrio Gibson, the FedEx driver who narrowly escaped a shooting on his route in Brookhaven, Miss., earlier this year, has alleged that the Brookhaven Police Department delayed the release of critical documents allowing for the upgraded charges against two Brookhaven men and failed to properly investigate the crime.
‘Like Toy Soldiers’: Central Mississippi Dance Adds Urban Twist to ‘Nutcracker’

Central Mississippi Dance Director Reagan Cooper and her dance instructors began planning for “The Nutcracker” back in August of this year.
Medieval Catholic Traditions of Thanksgiving Shaped Protestant Celebration of Plymouth’s Pilgrims

“Behind the history of the first Thanksgiving lies a rich story that illuminates the medieval Christian roots,” Joanne M. Pierce writes.