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Ole Miss fraternity suspended and disbanded for hazing
Other Greek organizations are also facing hazing allegations.
The difficulties law enforcement face with sex offender registration
Lowndes County Criminal Investigator Lt. Tony Cooper says there are a little over 100 convicted registered sex offenders in the county.
Fire breaks out at chemical plant, prompting evacuations – live updates
Law enforcement agencies are telling residents and business within a 5-mile radius of a Louisiana chemical plant to evacuate as an apparent fire broke out Thursday, CBS affiliate KLFY-TV reports. The station notes that both lanes of Interstate 10 from the Lafayette I-49 exit to Crowley are closed. Videos and pictures submitted to KLFY-TV show massive plumes of smoke that…
Why engineers are taking a closer look at the Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — The daredevils dangling some 700 feet up the Golden Gate Bridge may not be daredevils at all. “The first time you go over you got a death grip on this rope. You can see it in the new guys,” said Nick Clark. Clark and Jason Nauman are part of a team of engineers examining every inch of…
After Golden State Killer case, could DNA help track down the Zodiac Killer?
Detectives plan to enter the DNA results from the Zodiac letters into the same database that helped track down the alleged Golden State Killer.
Trump no longer denies knowing about Stormy Daniels payment
Last Updated May 3, 2018 6:48 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Trump no longer denies knowledge of a payment made to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about affair she says she had with him years before he became president. Mr. Trump denies the affair. His version of events related to the payment began changing in a late night television appearance by…
Mississippi senator confirms he lost money in fraud scheme
Although prosecutors say “well in excess” of $100 million was invested, it’s unclear how much of that was lost.
2 counties sue Mississippi governor over bridge closures
Bryant has said he will call lawmakers into special session if they can agree on a funding plan.
Deadly Savannah plane crash highlights increase in military accidents
WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s deadly military plane crash on a Savannah, Georgia, road involved a C-130 cargo plane that was more than 50 years old and on its way to be retired in an aircraft boneyard. Last year, 15 Marines and one sailor were killed when another C-130 experienced what the commandant of the Marine Corps called a mechanical problem and…
Mississippi Highway Patrol Cadet School 63 approved, recruiting begins
The school will begin in December and graduation will be in May 2019.
A Cold, Wet Spring Leaves Farmers Scrambling to Make Insurance Deadline
Corn has one of the longest growing seasons, and the weather we’ve had in March and April has prevented much of that corn from being planted.
Believers come together in Aberdeen for National Day of Prayer
Different preachers and town leaders prayed for the town, county and nation.
Starkville Restaurant Week winners announced
Each year restaurants participate to raise money for area organizations.
Charges: Before crash killed 2 kids, driver was warned not to drive
NEW YORK — A woman who had a seizure behind the wheel of her car which then rolled into a Brooklyn crosswalk, killing the 4-year-old daughter of a Tony Award-winning actress and a 1-year-old boy, was arrested on manslaughter charges Thursday for deaths that prosecutors said should never have happened. Just two months before the March crash, prosecutors said, a medical…
Man fatally shot at Nashville’s Opry Mills mall
A retired California police officer who was visiting Nashville stepped in and ordered the suspect to lie on the ground.
North Mississippi coach arrested, accused of secretly recording students
Wilbanks is in the Alcorn County Jail awaiting his initial appearance.
Millions still under severe weather threat as storm winds down in central U.S.
Severe weather moved out of Dallas Thursday afternoon, leaving about 11 million people under a severe weather threat, CBS News weather producer David Parkinson reports. The National Weather Service said strong storms spawned one tornado and possibly four more in Oklahoma, but no injuries or significant damage were reported. The National Weather Service said Thursday afternoon that a line of…
Lincoln County murder suspect Cory Godbolt appears in court
A judge says jurors will probably have to be chosen from another part of the state for his trial, but no date has been set.
Reported drug-infused assault leads to Pickens County Arrest
Investigators say they found meth on the suspect when he was booked on Tuesday.
“We will return to our schools”: Arizona teachers announce end to walkout
PHOENIX — The Arizona governor signed a plan Thursday to give striking teachers a 20 percent pay raise, ending their five-day walkout after a dramatic all-night legislative session and sending more than a million public school students back to the classroom. “We will return to our schools,” said the organizers of the movement — called Red for Ed — in…
Twitter urges users to consider changing passwords after bug
“Out of an abundance of caution, we ask that you consider changing your password on all services where you’ve used this password.”
This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 6)
Full episodes of “Sunday Morning” are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com and CBS All Access, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. The show also streams on CBSN beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET. WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE RADIO: “Sunday Morning” is now available to CBS News…
Giuliani on the Russia probe: “I want the Justice Department to close this thing down”
President Trump’s new personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani — who made news Wednesday night when he said Mr. Trump repaid lawyer Michael Cohen for the $130,000 payment Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels — told CBS News he wants the Justice Department to close down the Russia investigation. “I want the Justice Department to close this thing down,” Giuliani…