Nation's oldest man dies, incoming DA fires prosecutors: Your Friday morning roundup

 [Morning roundup]( 12/28/2018 By Dom DiFurio Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: Sunny skies. High 51 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( U.S. Army veteran Richard Overton, 111, sits in his chair smoking a cigar at 4:54 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his home in Austin, Texas. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) OLDEST MAN[Nation's oldest man and WWII veteran, Austin's Richard Overton, dies at 112]( The nation's oldest man has died. Richard Overton, a lifelong Austin resident and also the oldest U.S. veteran, [died Thursday at age 112](. Overton was released Monday from a hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia and moved into an Austin rehabilitation facility. He died there after 5 p.m., according to his third cousin, Volma Overton. "We are thankful for everything he's done for the family, for the world," Volma said through tears. "We're going to miss him." Remembering Richard Overton: At 112, America's oldest man [had the secret to a long life]( 'Just keep living. Don't die.' ADVERTISEMENT COURTS [Dallas County's new district attorney fires 12 prosecutors before taking office Jan. 1]( The incoming Dallas County district attorney [who ran on a platform of criminal justice reform has fired 12 people]( including the heads of the juvenile, crimes against children and appellate divisions. Democrat John Creuzot, who handily defeated Republican Faith Johnson in the Nov. 6 election, made the staffing changes before he takes office Tuesday. Creuzot has pledged to reduce mass incarceration, improve access to mental health care and drug treatment and reduce prosecution of nonviolent offenses. He says part of that work will involve additional training for prosecutors. The DA-elect was explicit on the campaign trail that he will not tolerate overly aggressive prosecution and prosecutorial misconduct. Meanwhile: Texas was among the states [with the most on-duty officer deaths in 2018](. Also: U.S. stocks [ended the day on a positive note]( after the Dow fell more than 600 points. EDITORS' PICKS - Bump stocks: A gun rights group is [suing Trump, challenging his 'unconstitutional' bump stocks ban](. - Mavs: Luka Doncic got the James Harden treatment in Mavericks' win vs. Pelicans. [Could it be a sign of things to come]( - Goodbye 2018: Families [can celebrate New Year's Eve early]( at these kid-friendly countdowns. (Merck) FINALLY [Birth control minutes after delivery: Good for new mothers, not financially feasible for hospitals]( Offering women a form of long-term contraception immediately after giving birth [could reduce Texas’ maternal mortality and unplanned pregnancy rates]( experts say. Divya Patel, an assistant professor at UT Health Science Center at Tyler, spent a year researching programs that provide immediate postpartum contraception, known by the acronym IPLARC. She said her team identified eight of Texas’ 250 birthing hospitals that have or were in the process of establishing a program by early 2017. None of them were in North Texas. The state could not say how many programs exist now. 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletters@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google](dallasnews) [Reddit]( [OTHER FREE NEWSLETTERS]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Dallasnews.com]() | [Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News]() | [Subscriber login]() | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2018 - [The Dallas Morning News]() | [1954 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201](#) Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States