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Mississippi, under judge’s order, starts allowing religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive...

Alabama woman who disappeared after reporting child on highway returns home following two-day search

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family...

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near

MIAMI (AP) — A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a...

‘A puddle of emotions’: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sarah Snook, Jessica Chastain react to Emmy nominations

Reactions from select nominees for the 2023 Emmy Awards. SHERYL LEE RALPH “I am a puddle of emotions! It is just absolutely crazy. It, I mean, I...

Done remembered as educator, hard worker, friend

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Friends and family members paid tribute to Lakenia Done, a sixth-grade teacher at Friars Point Elementary School, who tragically passed...

One-third of Americans under heat alerts as blistering weather spreads from Southwest to California

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — More than a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Thursday as a blistering heat...

$1.2M bail set for man charged with killing Tennessee surgeon remembered as skilled, beloved doctor

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man charged with killing a hand surgeon at a Tennessee clinic was being held on $1.2 million bail Thursday...

US sets a grim milestone with new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings

NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside...

People rescued from cars and homes as torrential rain causes flash flooding in central Mississippi

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Torrential rain fell for several hours Thursday in central Mississippi, flooding roads, homes and businesses in Winston County and Louisville,...

A stray bullet hit a woman lying in bed. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against police

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray...

Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson by requiring the appointment of some...

Tornado touches down near Chicago’s O’Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights

CHICAGO (AP) — A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were...

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