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Today in History

Today is Monday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2024. There are 358 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1964,...

Mississippi deputy fatally shot during traffic stop by suspect who was killed by police after chase

BEAUMONT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff's deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a suspect who was killed by police...

Republican-led Mississippi Legislature begins 4-year term with new leadership in the House

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Legislature began its annual session Tuesday, as all members were sworn in for a four-year term and...

Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital

JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of...

Third Mississippi man is buried in a pauper’s grave without family’s knowledge

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A third man in Mississippi has been discovered buried in a pauper's cemetery without his relatives' knowledge — and despite...

Former Colorado players were told they weren’t ready for Prime Time. They moved on but won’t forget

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Luke Eckardt recalled the excitement of finding out that Deion Sanders would be his new head coach at Colorado. After...

Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most people in Mississippi's county jails have been locked up at least three months without formal charges while waiting to go on...

Safety officials release details of their investigation into a close call between planes in Texas

DALLAS (AP) — The air traffic controller on duty when FedEx and Southwest planes nearly collided earlier this year in Texas told investigators that...

Lawsuit seeks $5M for Black former delivery driver who says white men shot at him in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black former delivery driver in Mississippi who says two white men shot into his work van and then pursued...

Mississippi GOP challenges election night court order that kept polls open during ballot shortage

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county sowed chaos and confusion on the evening of the November statewide election, the state Republican...

Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 20 as Grizzlies defeat Jazz 105-91 for their first home win this season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 20 points and six blocks, David Roddy added 19 points and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the...

US gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here’s why

NEW YORK (AP) — It's not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen...

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