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Monthly Archives: October, 2023

Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal...

Ex-Mississippi police officer pleads guilty in COVID-19 aid scheme, US Attorney says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former police officer in Mississippi pleaded guilty to wire fraud for receiving more than $72,000 in federal COVID-19 relief...

Shooting at Jackson State University in Mississippi kills student from Chicago

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A student from Chicago was shot and killed late Sunday at Jackson State University in Mississippi, authorities said Monday. The university...

US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said on Friday that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia for...

Republicans quickly eye Trump-backed hard-liner Jim Jordan as House speaker, but not all back him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly desperate Republicans convened behind closed doors again Friday as the endless search for a House speaker drags deeper into a...

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse will slice across Americas on Saturday with millions along path

Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats for Saturday's rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun. What's called an annular solar...

Day 7 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

srael’s military ordered hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City to evacuate Friday ahead of a feared Israel ground offensive. The directive...

Residents sue Mississippi city for declaring their properties blighted in redevelopment plan

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city failed to properly inform property owners in a majority-Black neighborhood that their homes could be targeted for...

Thursday’s Scores

PREP FOOTBALL= Callaway 28, Ridgeland 14 Clarksdale 27, West Point 21 East Webster 42, Aberdeen 12 Lake 43, Morton 27 Okolona 40, Smithville 11 Rosa Fort 62, Holly Springs 32 Simmons...

ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low

High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of...

Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from...

What to know on the sixth day of the latest Israel-Palestinian war

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and kept blocking deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity Thursday ahead of...

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