Sports

Plea deal coming in fatal punch of referee

DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer for a soccer player charged in the one-punch killing of a referee during a game says his client has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he would […]

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Girls describe stabbing classmate in interrogation video

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Police interrogation video of two Wisconsin girls accused of nearly killing a classmate to please a fictional character shows them describing their calculated plan to kill their friend. WISN-TV obtained the […]

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Father, stepmom charged in case of Detroit boy in basement

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are bringing torture and child abuse charges against the father and stepmother of a 12-year-old Detroit boy who was found in his father’s basement in June after an 11-day disappearance. The […]

Sports

Hometown eager to celebrate Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler

By DAVID BRANDT VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — The day before the Super Bowl that would change Malcolm Butler’s life, he posted a picture of the Vicksburg city seal on his Facebook page, thanking family and friends […]

Entertainment

Recently discovered Dr. Seuss book will be released this summer

(AP) More than 20 years after his death, there is still plenty of news about Dr. Seuss. Random House Children’s Books said Wednesday it will publish a recently discovered manuscript with illustrations called “What Pet Should […]

Health

7 infected, 2 dead after ‘superbug’ outbreak at hospital

By ROBERT JABLON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Contaminated medical instruments are to blame for infecting seven patients — including two who died — with an antibiotic-resistant and potentially deadly “superbug” at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, […]

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Parents charged in death of paralyzed teen with bedsores

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis couple is charged with neglect in the death of their paralyzed 18-year-old daughter who died wearing only a diaper and covered in blackened bedsores. John and Lavonne Kelley are accused […]

Business

Wal-Mart to give nearly 40 pct of workers pay raises

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains hourly workers as the embattled retailer tries to reshape the image that […]

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Police: Rapper Afroman punches female fan on stage

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Rapper Afroman punched a female fan on stage during a concert and was charged with simple assault, police said. Afroman, who is best known for his Grammy-nominated hit “Because I Got […]

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State inmate’s death under investigation

The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Corrections is investigating the death of an inmate who died following an altercation with another inmate at the state Penitentiary at Parchman on Tuesday night. Willie Wallace, #124990, […]