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Missing Ole Miss student declared legally dead as trial for man accused in his death looms
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has declared a missing University of Mississippi student legally dead more than two years after his disappearance. Jimmie “Jay” Lee, 20, was last seen July 8, 2022, driving from an apartment complex in Oxford. His vehicle was later...
RBC Bearings: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — RBC Bearings Inc. (RBC) on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $54.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Oxford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $1.65. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were...
More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live in conflict-torn and fragile countries, according to a report released Thursday. The report by the U.N. Development Program and the Oxford Poverty and...
Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school's liability for tragedy
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to hold employees partly responsible for a shooting that killed four students and wounded others in 2021. The court, in a 3-0 opinion, said lawyers for the...
Wake Forest replaces canceled trip to Ole Miss with home-and-home series vs. Oregon State
Wake Forest has announced future football games against Oregon State, with the series starting next year to replace a trip to Mississippi after a cancellation that drew the ire of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin. Wake Forest announced the series with the Beavers on Wednesday morning. It has...
With father of suspect charged in Georgia shooting, will more parents be held responsible?
Murder charges filed against the father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a Georgia school shooting follow the successful prosecution of two parents in Michigan who were held responsible for a similar tragedy at a school north of Detroit. Is it a sign of a crackdown on parents accused...
Miles from her collapsed home, flood victim's sonograms of son found on Connecticut beach
Devastated after her home collapsed in the aftermath of Sunday's deadly flooding in Connecticut, Randi Marcucio got some good news this week that warmed her heart and eased her despair. Sonograms of the single mom's now-3-year-old son that washed away in the swollen brook next to her...
College town's police say they don't need help with cleanup after beer spill
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill happened in Oxford, home of the University of Mississippi. The Oxford Police Department posted photos on social...
