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Consumer prices shot up 0.8% in April as worries escalate

(AP) — A worrisome bout of inflation struck the U.S. economy in April, with consumer prices for goods…

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Pfizer shot expanded to children as young as 12

(AP) — U.S. regulators this week expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as…

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Body of missing Mississippi student found on Alabama island

(AP) — Authorities have located the body of a Mississippi college student who disappeared into the Gulf of…

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Tornadoes cause damage in Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night

(AP) — Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of…

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Alabama, Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day

(AP) — State offices were closed Monday in Alabama and Mississippi for Confederate Memorial Day, which a watchdog…

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High court moves away from leniency for minors who murder

(AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to sentence minors convicted of murder to life in…

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Mississippi legalizing home delivery of alcohol as of July 1

(AP) — Starting this summer, Mississippi will allow home delivery of liquor, beer, wine or light spirits from…

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Jackson police: 6 people are slain in a span of 24 hours

(AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital city reported a half-dozen homicides in a 24-hour period. The crimes in…

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Two students hospitalized after Lee County school bus crash

(AP) — Two students were hospitalized Monday after they were injured in a crash involving a Lee County…

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Judge from Mississippi civil rights murder trial dies at 79

(AP) — A private funeral will be held Friday for the Mississippi judge who handed down a life…