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Feds Want to Interview Suspected Bomber's Wife

Federal authorities have asked to speak with the wife of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and her lawyer said he is discussing with them how to proceed.

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Boston Bombing Suspect Unable to Speak

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains hospitalized and unable to speak Monday with a gunshot wound to the throat.

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Mass. Governor: Video Shows 19-Year-Old Placing Bomb At Boston Marathon

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveillance video from the Boston Marathon attack shows one suspect dropping his backpack and calmly walking away from it before the bomb inside exploded, Massachusetts Gov. Deval …

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UPDATE: Second Bombing Suspect is in Custody

Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and …

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Boy Scouts May Allow Gay Youth

Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing …

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Manhunt in Boston After Bombing Suspect is Killed

With the city virtually paralyzed, thousands of officers with rifles and armored vehicles swarmed the streets in and around Boston on Friday, hunting for a 19-year-old college student wanted in …

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Mississippi Part of Emotional News Week

Mississippians are watching closely as a roller-coaster week of tragic events continues to unfold this morning.

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Double Dose: In Second Case of Flawed Drug Research, FDA Response Was Slow and Secretive

The FDA found that data produced from 2000 through 2004 at two MDS facilities in Quebec, Canada, were questionable.

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Josh Lindsey

Josh Lindsey didn't know how long he would be a teacher after he moved to Hancock County in 2006.

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It's the Weekend!

Tonight, enjoy craft beer samples and music during Zoo Brew from 6-9 p.m. at the Jackson Zoo.

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Environment

3 Years Later: Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Carries On

At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill.

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Economy

U.S. Unemployment Aid Applications Rise to 352K

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 352,000.

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Man Charged in Letters Case Described as Troubled

A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet neighbor and an entertainer who impersonated Elvis …

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World

Police Arrest Former Pakistani Ruler Musharraf

Police arrested former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf overnight at his home in the capital, where he had holed up following a dramatic escape from court to avoid being detained, …

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Immigration

Judiciary Committee Takes Up Immigration Bill

A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors.

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Residents Honor Lost, but Texas Blast Toll Unknown

The neighborhood surrounding a Texas fertilizer plant that erupted in a thunderous explosion is gone, and the residents here know they've lost more than the buildings that went up in …

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Toll in Texas Blast Rises; 12 Dead, 200+ Injured

The bodies of 12 people have been recovered after an enormous Texas fertilizer plant explosion that demolished surrounding neighborhoods.

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Militants in Chechnya and North Caucasus Have Recent History of Bombings, Terror

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Militants from Chechnya and other restive regions in Russia's volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings and hostage-takings, but if it turns …

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1 of 2 Boston Bombing Suspects Dead

Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices.

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Bank Robbery in Fondren

Jackson Police responded to a bank robbery at 3:14 PM at the Regions Bank on North State Street.