Police: FedEx packages found in woods at second Alabama site
FILE - This April 1, 2020 file photo shows a FedEx logo at a facility in Romulus, Mich. Nearly two dozen FedEx packages have been found dumped in woods along a rural road in an Alabama…
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Teen charged in Michigan high school shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other crimes for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high…
1st US case of COVID omicron variant confirmed in California
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue…
Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion and may…
Missing a package? Sheriff says FedEx driver dumped boxes in woods at least 6 times
HAYDEN, Ala. (AP) — A FedEx Ground driver dumped packages into a ravine in the woods at least six times, an Alabama sheriff said as the company and investigators continue to sort through the mess. In an update on the…
Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 6 at Michigan school
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at…
Louisiana Supreme Court okays St. Tammany casino referendum
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that a referendum on a proposed casino can be put to a vote in St. Tammany Parish as planned, overturning an appeals court ruling that could have jeopardized the election.…
Mississippi deluges: Low salinity kills baby oysters
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Deluges along Mississippi’s coast have damaged the state’s current generation of oysters two years after fresh water from a Louisiana flood control structure all but wiped out live adults on reefs.…
Sports betting underway at 8 Louisiana casinos; more planned
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Eight Louisiana casinos have started accepting bets on live-action sporting events, and seven more applications for sports wagering licenses from casinos are pending, according to the head of the state’s gambling regulatory board. The Advocate reports that…
Kangaroo decides it’s time to bounce, then hops around town
MADISON, Miss. (AP) — Rocky the kangaroo has been returned to his Mississippi home after a romp around Madison. The 2-year-old — who assists children during therapy sessions — made his…
Woman bites off part of Louisiana officer’s ear in bar fight
HOUMA, La. (AP) — Authorities in southern Louisiana are searching for a woman who bit off part of an officer’s ear. Houma police were trying to break up a fight between several women in a bar’s parking lot just after…
Favre misses payment of $228K in welfare case, auditor says
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters in Jackson, Miss. Favre has repaid $600,000 in state welfare money he accepted for speeches where he didn't appear,…
Deer runs into hospital, up escalator; later is euthanized
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A deer ran through the front door of a Louisiana hospital and climbed up an escalator Monday before it was captured and later euthanized because of injuries. News outlets reported that surveillance video showed the animal bounding…
FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. They…
Some workers at Stennis Space Center to protest vaccine rules
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Some workers at a sprawling space center near the Mississippi-Louisiana line plan to protest federal requirements that they become vaccinated against COVID-19. The John C. Stennis Space Center workers plan a prayer rally Tuesday afternoon in…
Mississippi surpasses 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi has surpassed 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths, health officials reported Monday. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported that 10,024 people have died of COVID-19 or its complications in the state, which has a…
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators are extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. They also said Wednesday anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received…
Toyota to build $1.29B US battery plant employing 1,750
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota plans to build a new $1.29 billion factory in the U.S. to manufacture batteries for gas-electric hybrid and fully electric vehicles. The move comes amid a flurry of global announcements about shoring up production of batteries…
New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has chosen a developer to revitalize the site of a former amusement park that has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said a group called Bayou Phoenix is the…
Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The lawyers for accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz say he plans to plead guilty to the 2018 massacre at a Parkland high school. The guilty plea would set up…
Project could help needy Mississippi families hold onto land
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit law firm announced a new project Thursday to help low-income Mississippi families hold onto inherited land, an effort that advocates say would build wealth and preserve biological diversity by promoting…
3 men dead, infant wounded in east Mississippi shooting
MERIDIAN (AP) — Three people are dead and an infant wounded after a shooting in Meridian. The gunfire happened Tuesday afternoon at a home on 17th Street, Meridian police said. Officers found that two of the men had been shot…
Federal immigration agents to end practice of worksite raids
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will end mass workplace arrests of immigrant employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission, according to a memo issued Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorka. Instead, the focus will shift…
Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks
By LINDSEY TANNER Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s…