Business

Keesler Federal Credit Union acquires MDOT Federal Credit Union

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Keesler Federal Credit Union, a $2.1 billion member institution, has acquired Mississippi Department of Transportation Federal Credit Union. The deal closed March 31. The merger is expected to be completed by […]

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US anti-Semitic attacks down before Kansas deaths

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER and BILL DRAPER OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A group monitoring anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. cautiously noted a sharp decline in such incidents less than two weeks before the fatal shootings over the […]

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Blast at bus station in Nigerian capital kills 72

By BASHIR ADIGUN and MICHELLE FAUL ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants struck in the heart of Nigeria on Monday with a massive rush-hour bomb blast at a bus station that killed at least 72 people and […]

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Russia tests Obama’s ability to stop its advances

By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) — With the White House asserting that Russia is stoking instability in eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama is once again faced with the complicated reality of following through on his tough […]

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Prosecutor peppers Oscar Pistorius with unrelenting questions

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial continued Monday to question nearly every aspect of the Olympian’s story surrounding his fatal shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutor Gerrie […]

Entertainment

MTV Movie Awards 2014: Fashions in full bloom on the red carpet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrities made fashion statements at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards airing live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. “American Hustle” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” among the nominees on […]