Business

Siemens CEO shakes up company to raise profits

By DAVID McHUGH FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German industrial equipment maker Siemens AG has launched a sweeping restructuring to raise disappointing profits and better compete with peers such as General Electric. The company said Wednesday it […]

Sports

Warriors fire coach Mark Jackson after 3 seasons

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Jackson came to the Golden State Warriors talking big and brash. He promised playoff appearances and championships, and he delivered plenty of wins along the way. Away from […]

Sports

Jackson State baseball gear destroyed in bus fire in Alabama

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson State’s baseball team returned to campus late Monday night after a fire destroyed the team’s bus outside of Birmingham earlier in the day. There were no reported injuries in the […]

Sports

NBA playoffs second round begins

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chris Paul made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City 122-105 on Monday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference […]

News

U.S. Supreme Court ruling favors prayer at council meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — A narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld decidedly Christian prayers at the start of local council meetings on Monday, declaring them in line with long national traditions though the country has grown more […]

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Mississippi police officer struck by car, Alabama man being sought

PRENTISS, Mississippi (AP) — A 38-year-old Alabama man is being sought for allegedly hitting a Prentiss police officer with a car in Jefferson Davis County. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Andreas Shackleford of Hillsboro, […]