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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Attorneys say a Mississippi man who has been jailed 11 years without going to trial will be transferred to a state mental health facility. A judge on Monday approved the transfer […]
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State port trying to land its biggest tenant
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – The state port is trying to land its biggest tenant. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1Us4dtu) the company that would use a patented system to condition and liquefy gas on the West […]
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Man accused of beating, burning son asks for bond
PASAGOULA, Miss. (AP) – The attorney for the man accused of beating and burning his 3-year-old son wants his client to have bond pending trial. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1XU7YLk) 24-year-old Nathan Blake McCrory is […]
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Mississippi governor: Lower flags to honor Orlando victims
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on state property to honor those killed or wounded in the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. […]
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Orlando nightclub shooting an ‘act of terror and hate,’ Obama says
Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 dead, over 50 wounded in deadliest mass shooting in US ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early […]
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Trump’s ‘my African-American’ remark turns critics to target
By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man singled out by Donald Trump as “my African-American” said Monday that he is now the target of harsh criticism, including comments he feels are more racist […]
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11 in Mexican family killed in possible revenge slaying by alleged rapist
TEHUACAN, Mexico (AP) — The prime suspect in the slaying of 11 family members is an alleged rapist seeking revenge against a victim whose complaint had him jailed, a Mexican law enforcement official said Saturday. […]
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First Report: Orlando night club shooting: About 20 dead; FBI investigating ‘domestic terror incident’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. The attack left […]
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Man wounded by Dallas cop was armed with rocks, asked officer to shoot, police say
DALLAS (AP) — A police officer shot and wounded a man Friday outside a Dallas airport after the man attacked a woman believed to be the mother of his children and then threatened the officer […]
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HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) – A coalition of racial justice groups, including one involved in a civil-rights complaint against DeSoto County schools, is calling for “decisive action” to end what it calls persistent racial disparities in […]