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PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) – The pilot of a small airplane that landed on Interstate 10 in south Mississippi said he lost power as he was approaching Gulfport and didn’t have enough altitude to try to […]
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Georgia deputy shot in face at traffic stop; suspect arrested in Alabama
ATLANTA — A suspect was arrested Saturday night after a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot in the face during a traffic stop south of Atlanta, Georgia authorities said. Joe Lee Garrett, 24, was arrested just […]
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Tropical Storm Bonnie forms off S.C. coast, threatens holiday travel
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Bonnie formed Saturday afternoon off the coast of South Carolina as heavy rains from the system ruined the start of the long holiday weekend. Top sustained winds reached 40 […]
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At least 2 dead, 5 missing after heavy rains in Texas, Kansas
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — At least two people are dead and five people are missing after this week’s torrential rains in Texas and Kansas, officials said Saturday. The same areas face the possibility of more rain over […]
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Body recovered after WWII vintage plane, trailing smoke, crashes into Hudson River
UPDATE: Police identify the pilot of the World War II P-47 Thunderbolt plane that crashed as William Gordon, 56, of Key West, Florida. NEW YORK (AP) — A small World War II vintage plane taking part […]
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Father about baby dead in hot car: ‘She was my everything’
GRENADA, Miss. (AP) – A man charged with killing his 8-month-old daughter by leaving her in a hot car says the baby was everything to him. The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1Ud3Nmj ) reports that tears flowed down 25-year-old […]
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Rapper Troy Ave charged with attempted murder in fatal T.I. concert shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — Police investigating a deadly shooting at a packed hip-hop concert in New York arrested a Brooklyn rap artist Thursday, saying surveillance footage showed him stalking through the venue firing a gun. […]
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Girl abducted, raped by N.H. man thanks him at sentencing for ‘giving me my freedom back
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A man who kidnapped a 14-year-old girl when she accepted his offer of a ride home from school because her feet were sore, held her captive for nine months and raped […]
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Charleston church shooting: Victims’ families support decision to seek death penalty
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The husband of a woman gunned down at a historic black church in Charleston with eight other people said Wednesday he won’t be at peace until the man charged in the […]
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Simmons repays Rush Card holders, pushes for credit reforms
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer Russell Simmons is just starting to regain a little normalcy in his life. He’s back at yoga and the hip-hop and business mogul is […]