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Man Indicted for Teen's Death Cites Self-Defense, Castle Doctrine in Lawsuit Response

Wayne Parish, the man a Hinds County grand jury indicted for the killing of 17-year-old Charles McDonald Jr. last winter, is denying that he shot the teenage.

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Michael Jackson

An early morning accident has claimed the lives of two people, including former NFL player Michael Jackson.

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Torch-Wielding Group Protests Confederate Statue Removal

A group that included a well-known white nationalist carried torches and chanted "you will not replace us" at a weekend protest in Virginia over plans to remove a monument of …

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Lawmakers Urge Trump to Avoid Picking a Partisan for FBI Job

As President Donald Trump considers a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey, lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians.

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Court Likely to Question if Trump's Travel Ban Discriminates

SEATTLE (AP) — For the second time in a week, government lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban — and …

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10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

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Rep. Bennie Thompson Speaks on 'Trumpcare,' Reasons for Comey Firing

The American Health Care Act is a bad bill for Mississippians, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said at a town hall at Cardozo Middle School in Jackson Thursday night.

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UPDATED: Judge Blocks Mississippi Shutdown of Payday Lender

A judge blocked Mississippi officials from forcing one of the state's largest payday lenders to close.

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Trump Warns Comey: Better Hope There Are No 'Tapes' of Talks

President Donald Trump, in a warning to his fired FBI director, said Friday that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Trump's tweet came the …

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Trump Lawyers Push Back Against Russia Ties in Letter

Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Friday that a review of his last 10 years of tax returns did not reflect "any income of any type from Russian sources," but …

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US Prosecutors Told to Push for More, Harsher Punishments

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is directing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to …

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Trump Threatens to Cancel Briefings for 'Sake of Accuracy'

President Donald Trump lashed out in a series of tweets Friday morning amid a firestorm over the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, defending the shifting narrative and timeline …

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Mississippi Court: Judges Booted for Misconduct Gone Forever

The Mississippi Supreme Court says that once a judge has been ordered from office because of misconduct, that person can never again hold the same judicial post.

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Lumumba Files Finance Address Supplement, GOP Nominee Wells Unaware of Need to File

The Democratic nominee for Jackson mayor has filed a supplement listing missing campaign-donor addresses, while the GOP nominee says he didn't know he had to disclose the information.

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Two Reverends Battle in Ward 6 Runoff

Two reverends, Aaron Banks and Ernest Slaughter, who are the only Jackson City Council candidates who are competing in the May 16 run-off, each tried to convince a large crowd …

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Diana Howell

After graduating from Mississippi State University with her bachelor's degree in liberal arts, Diana Howell, then Diana Palmerton, and her soon-to-be husband, John Howell, moved to Jackson In 1991 and …

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Nearly $74K Paid in Legal Fees in Mississippi Election Spat

The Mississippi public has paid nearly $74,000 to defend legislators in a federal lawsuit by voters who say they were disenfranchised in a state House race that went to a …

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July 25 Election Set to Fill Vacancy in Mississippi House

Gov. Phil Bryant has set a special election to fill a vacancy in the Mississippi House.

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Murder and ‘The Golden Girls’

With the Mississippi Murder Mysteries' production of "Murder is Golden," the acting company brings together two concepts that one would not expect to hear in the same sentence: murder mystery …

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Grace Askew: A New Warpath

The Americana realm will be well represented in this year's Stray At Home Art & Music Festival on May 13. The music lineup features nationally known singer-songwriters Marc Scibilia, Joe …