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Mississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In the weeks after Sudanese Civil War refugee Dau Mabil vanished without a trace in Mississippi, officers from two police agencies blamed each other for the stalled investigation, his widow told The Associated Press. Fishermen, not police, spotted Mabil's body...
CMS Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $287 million. On a per-share basis, the Jackson, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 96 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 97 cents per...
Sister of Mississippi man who died after police pulled him from car rejects lawsuit settlement
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who sued Mississippi's capital city over the death of her brother has decided to reject a settlement after officials publicly disclosed how much the city would pay his survivors, her attorney said Wednesday. George Robinson, 62, died in January 2019,...
Trustmark: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Trustmark Corp. (TRMK) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $41.5 million. The bank, based in Jackson, Mississippi, said it had earnings of 68 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The...
Georgia prison officials in 'flagrant' violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state's most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention" to make the required changes to solitary confinement practices, a federal judge said. ...
A man escaped Sudan's bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in Mississippi. This month, fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river, prompting calls for a federal investigation into his disappearance and death. Mabil, who lived...
Jackson library to be razed for green space near history museums
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A public library that fell into disrepair will be torn down to make way for a new green space near two history museums that have become one of the top tourist attractions in Mississippi's capital city. The board of the state Department of Archives and History...
Mississippi legislators won't smooth the path this year to restore voting rights after some felonies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kenneth Almons says he began a sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after graduating from high school, and one of his felony convictions — for armed robbery — stripped away voting rights that he still has not regained decades later. Now 51,...
Defending champion Nuggets finish second in West, beating Grizzlies 126-111
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The Nuggets (57-25) matched a...
Ex-police officer, facing charges in a Mississippi slaying after a chase into Louisiana, denied bond
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former police officer arrested in connection with a Mississippi slaying after leading law enforcement agencies on a chase into Louisiana was denied bond during a court hearing Friday. Marcus Johnson, 33, faces a murder charge in the death of 25-year-old...
