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Florida jail explosion kills 2, injures 100

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — An apparent gas explosion rocked a jail in the Florida Panhandle late Wednesday, killing two inmates, injuring more than 100 people, and causing the building to partially collapse, according […]

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Man dies of heart attack after botched execution

By BAILEY ELISE McBRIDE and SEAN MURPHY McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma prison officials halted an inmate’s execution after a new drug combination left the man writhing and clenching his teeth on the gurney. He later died of […]

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Courtesy officer charged in fatal Hattiesburg shooting released on bond

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Authorities say an apartment complex courtesy officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a 38-year-old Hattiesburg man is no longer in jail. The Hattiesburg American reports 45-year-old Ray Allen […]

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Natchez man dies after stun gun shock during traffic stop

NATCHEZ, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a 43-year-old Natchez man who was shocked with a stun gun by an Adams County deputy during a traffic stop. […]