Mississippi Tobacco Tax Increase Remains Up In The Air
None of these bills survived, but a bond bill that is still surviving gives legislators one more shot: It could be amended later for a cigarette tax increase.
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2 Arrested In Suspected Burglary
Officers on routine patrol nab 2 alleged burglars in Amory.
Study Shows SNAP Benefits Don’t Cover Meal Cost In Alabama
The study says that 37 percent of SNAP households have no income and benefits are the only way to buy food.
Amory Man Faces Firearm Possession Charge
Arrest made after Amory Police respond to a shots fired call.
City Asks Residents To Conserve Water In Tupelo
The city says residents should also be prepared for a boil water notice in light of the break.
Supreme Court To Hear Case Where Man Can’t Remember Killing
Madison’s attorneys argue that strokes and dementia have left Madison unable to understand his execution or remember killing the Mobile police officer.
New suspect image released in teen's 1991 cold case slaying
A suspect image developed by Parabon NanoLabs, left, using male DNA found at the scene in Washington where Sarah Yarborough, right, was found murdered in 1991 KIRO TACOMA, Wash. — Authorities in Washington hope images created from DNA evidence will help solve a murder that has stumped them for more than a quarter-century. Sarah Yarborough left home Dec. 14, 1991,…
Naked man driving stolen ATV leads police on chase on interstate
Authorities say a naked man has been arrested in Missouri after fleeing on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and driving the wrong way on an interstate. Jess Fishell / KCTV-TV KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say a naked man has been arrested in Missouri after fleeing on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and driving the wrong way on an interstate. Police say…
Florida School’s Hockey Team Wins State Title, Days After Deadly Shooting
The title run comes just 11 days after the deadly shooting in Parkland where 17 people lost their lives.
Search for CDC missing employee enters second week
ATLANTA — Police in Atlanta say a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee has been missing for two weeks. Police issued a bulletin Friday saying 35-year-old Timothy Jerrell Cunningham was last seen Feb. 12. Police said he called in sick that day and hasn’t been heard from since. A $10,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information leading…
Why companies are cutting NRA ties in wake of Florida shooting
More than a dozen corporations including Delta, Hertz and the First National Bank of Omaha are ending NRA member discounts and other perks in the wake of the Parkland, Fla. school shooting. In a statement, the NRA called it “a shameful display of political and civic cowardice.” Axios reports that companies are increasingly stepping up on social issues when government…
Rights chief: U.N. members share blame for human “slaughterhouses”
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks as Russia’s Ambassador to the U.N. Vasily Nebenzya listens (far left) after a Security Council vote during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a ceasefire in Syria, Feb. 24, 2018 in New York. Getty GENEVA — The outgoing U.N. human rights chief on Monday accused the veto-wielding members of the…
NYC to mark 25th anniversary of World Trade Center bombing
13 Photos The names of the six people who died in the Feb. 26, 1993 truck bomb attack at the World Trade Center are inscribed in the bronze border of the north reflecting pool of the National September 11 Memorial, in New York, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. It was a terror attack that foreshadowed Sept. 11: the deadly World Trade…
Florida school shooting survivor sharing her story – live stream
One of the wounded students who survived the Florida school shooting is sharing her story Monday morning. Junior Maddy Wilford was shot multiple times and had to undergo several surgeries. You can watch Maddy’s press conference in the player above. Other students and teachers returned to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School campus on Sunday to get ready for classes…
Bestselling “Instapoet” Rupi Kaur on feminism, being a woman of color
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Woman fatally stabbed in library identified
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Aetna CEO on proposed $69 billion acquisition by CVS
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Rupi Kaur on the simplicity of her poetry and the rise of “Instapoets”
Poet and best-selling author Rupi Kaur inspires people around the world with her powerful words. She first rose to fame on Instagram in 2015 as a young and controversial voice of feminism. Now she uses social media to share her poetry with millions of followers. Rupi Kaur, the bestselling author of “the sun and her flowers,” talks about writing as…
To be middle class, consider a “mid-tech” job
Less than two years ago, Darc Boykin was working at the Uniqlo megastore on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. “I hated it,” he said. Now the 24-year-old Bronx native spends his days developing JavaScript tools for an e-commerce company, tutors students in coding part-time and is close to buying an apartment in the New York area. Boykin’s story is particularly striking because…
Columbus Police Increase Security on School Campuses
Chief Shelton said officers have already increased their presence and walk-thru of schools and businesses in the past two months.
Iowa player intentionally passes up record to honor fallen legend
Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon had a chance to break the school record for consecutive free throws of 34 held by Chris Street, who died in a car accident midway through the 1993 season, late in the second half. But Bohannon intentionally missed the free throw. Charlie Neibergall / AP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jordan Bohannon’s tremendous 3-point shooting – and…
Students return to Florida school after shooting
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Eye Opener at 8: Flooding threatens Midwest
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Axios co-founders on how companies are cutting ties with NRA
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