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Mississippi man arrested in 45-year-old Texas murder case
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A call to El Paso detectives from a woman curious about the stabbing death of her grandmother 45 years ago has led to the arrest in Mississippi of a man […]
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Supreme Court hears arguments over life sentences for teenagers
WASHINGTON (AP) — People serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers were looking to the Supreme Court Tuesday for signals about whether they will have a chance to seek their freedom. But the […]
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Resurrection’s Class 1A reign continues in AP prep football poll
(AP) Undefeated Resurrection continues its reign as the top Class 1A team in AP’s latest prep football poll. Coming off a 29-0 victory over Stringer, the Eagles hit the road Friday to face Sacred Heart. […]
Education
Mississippi teacher accused of targeting atheists, promoting Christianity in class
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A group seeking to keep public schools religion-free is again decrying practices in the Rankin County school district. The American Humanist Association says a Northwest Rankin High School teacher who is […]
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Woman accused of stabbing 3-year-old son appears in court
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The 26-year-old woman accused of stabbing her 3-year-old son has made her initial court appearance. Nomatter Gava-Hudson appeared Monday before Harrison County Judge Brandon Ladner. During the brief hearing, Gava-Hudson was […]
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Alcorn State chemistry professor Noland Boyd killed in wreck
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — An Alcorn State University associate professor riding his motorcycle over the weekend was killed by a teenage driver, according to authorities. The Vicksburg Post reports Dr. Noland Boyd was apparently struck from behind […]
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Mississippi Power customers begin filing for refunds
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Power Co. customers have until Oct. 30 to decide if they want refunds as a bill credit or a check. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. must repay more than […]
Health
Dissolving heart stent passes major test; some doctors still wary
(AP) Now you see it, now you don’t. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a […]
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Mississippi flag protest: Hundreds rally for removal of Confederate emblem
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil-rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, Mississippi-born rapper David Banner and a prominent South Carolina lawmaker are calling on Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag. About 400 people […]
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Jamal Mallard found dead in Mississippi jail cell after lawnmower theft arrest
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into the death of a Jackson city jail inmate. Police Chief Lee Vance said Sunday the 29-year-old man was found dead in […]