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Nation Jan 31

Major winter storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow

About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast.

Nation Jan 30

Tens of thousands enter 6th day of power outage as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm

Experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.

Nation Jan 29

Crews race to restore power and open roads as the South braces for another dangerous cold snap

Hundreds of National Guard troops in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee mobilized Thursday to clear debris and assist people stranded in cars or stuck at homes still without electricity as the Southern states raced to recover from a crippling winter storm…

Nation Jan 28

Mississippi sends 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways

Mississippi officials sent National Guard troops, tow trucks and 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear snow and ice from two interstate highways where massive traffic jams began piling up a day earlier on the frozen, slippery roadways.

Nation Jan 27

Winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger as bitter cold grips the eastern U.S.

The arctic misery over the eastern half of the U.S. was expected to worsen Friday and Saturday.

Nation Jan 12

FBI says man targeted Mississippi synagogue in arson attack because of its 'Jewish ties'

The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its ‘Jewish ties.’…

Nation Oct 30

2 Mississippi sheriffs, 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials say

Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers.

Nation Sep 18

Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanging from tree at Delta State

Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University.

Nation Sep 09

Presidents are taking longer to approve disaster aid, AP analysis finds. For some, the wait is agonizing

Trump has approved more than two dozen major disaster declarations since taking office in January, ranging from a one-day turnaround after July's deadly flash flooding in Texas to a 67-day wait after a request for aid because of a Michigan…

Politics Jun 21

WATCH: 'Justice prevailed but it's very long overdue,' Mahmoud Khalil says after his ordered release

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests.

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