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Rep. Bennie Thompson Fires Staffer Over Trump Comments

Congressman himself takes flak over previous bill to strip former president of Secret Service protection

(Newser) - A congressional staffer is out of a job in Mississippi after posting some nasty comments about the Donald Trump assassination attempt . The staffer identified as Jaqueline Marsaw worked for Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, and one Facebook post on Saturday read: "I don't condone violence but please get you...

1-Year-Old Feared Dead Spotted Crawling Along Highway

Body of the infant's brother was found in a lake, and their mother was arrested

(Newser) - A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old survived two days of sometimes stormy weather alone before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary "Stitch" Guillory said the baby...

Brett Favre Is Not Letting Suit Against Shannon Sharpe Go

Former Packers star is seeking to revive defamation lawsuit

(Newser) - Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will ask a federal appeals court on Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal. A federal judge in Mississippi threw out the lawsuit in...

Two Murder Suspects Escape Mississippi Jail

Pair got free during 'repair issues' at Claiborne County Detention Center

(Newser) - Authorities in Mississippi are asking the public to keep an eye out for two murder suspects who escaped from custody on Friday morning, reports WTVA . The men are identified as Tyrekennel Collins, 24, and Dezarrious Johnson, 18, in a news release from the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office . They escaped...

Reporter Who Exposed Welfare Fraud Now Risks Jail

Anna Wolfe, sued by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, refuses to give up her sources

(Newser) - Anna Wolfe, a Mississippi Today reporter awarded a 2023 Pulitzer for exposing a state welfare scandal, is now at risk of going to jail. Former Gov. Phil Bryant has sued the journalist and her editor, Adam Ganucheau, for defamation, saying he was wrongly accused of criminal conduct, per NBC News...

Fishermen Rescue 38 Dogs From Middle of Lake

Insurance agents out for a day on Mississippi's Grenada Lake made the surprising find

(Newser) - Two friends from Arkansas and Tennessee recently decided to meet up in neighboring Mississippi for a day of fishing, but what they ended up pulling into their boat had more fur than gills and fins. WMC and Fox News report that Brad Carlisle and Bob Gist, both State Farm insurance...

These States' Economies Are Pulling Their Weight

Washington tops WalletHub's rankings

(Newser) - How well the US economy is doing is dependent on how well the states themselves are doing, and WalletHub looked at all 50 states and the District of Columbia to see which ones boast the best economies. Three main categories are in play: economic activity (including startup activity, exports per...

New Sentence for 'Goon Squad' in Torture of 2 Black Men

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court

(Newser) - Already sentenced to federal prison , six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court, reports the AP . The six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins...

These States Have the Most Expensive Home Insurance

Florida comes in at No. 1 on Insurify's list, with an average annual cost of close to $11K

(Newser) - The average annual rate for home insurance comes in at just under $2,400, but in many parts of the country, what homeowners are paying exceeds that figure by far. Insurify lays out the damage, citing rates that rose an average of 20% over the past two years across America....

This Is the Most Stressed-Out State in America

Louisiana tops WalletHub's list, while Minnesotans emerge as the least stressed

(Newser) - If you've been living a relaxed, relatively stress-free life for the past few years, a) you're lying, and b) if you're not lying, can you tell us your secret? The folks in Louisiana certainly would like to know, as the Pelican State ranks as the most-stressed state...

Judge Imposes Final Sentences on Police in Black Men's Torture

'This was all wrong,' one defendant tells the court

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday finished handing down prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men in an hourslong attack that included beatings, repeated uses of...

'Worst Example of a Police Officer' Gets 40 Years

Christian Dedmon was 'sickest' of six officers involved in racist torture in Mississippi, victim says

(Newser) - Two more former Mississippi sheriff's deputies were sentenced Wednesday for their parts in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves the "Goon Squad." Christian Dedmon, 29, received 40 years in federal prison, the AP reports. At the federal...

'Goon Squad' Ex-Deputies Sentenced Over Racist Torture

Leader of squad that abused Mississippi men gets 17.5 years

(Newser) - This story has been updated wth new developments. Two former Mississippi sheriff's deputies were sentenced Tuesday for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. Hunter Elward, 31, was sentenced to just over 20 years in prison for that assault and his role in a separate episode where a...

Here's Your 'Ewwww' Crime of the Day
Here's Your
'Ewwww' Crime
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Mar 14, 2024 12:46 PM CDT

Here's Your 'Ewwww' Crime of the Day

Mississippi cop charged after allegedly making prisoner lick urine-coated floor

(Newser) - Holding cells aren't known for their luxe accommodations, but one prisoner reportedly had an especially gross stay during his temporary detention in a Mississippi jail. Court files show that police officer Michael Christian Green has been charged with one federal count of deprivation of rights under color of law,...

40 Nabbed in Mississippi Drug Bust
40 Nabbed
in Mississippi
Drug Bust
Jan 24, 2024 1:12 PM CST

40 Nabbed in Mississippi Drug Bust

Some charged with threatening to murder with explosives

(Newser) - Approximately 40 people with connections to multiple states and Mexico were arrested Tuesday after a four-year federal investigation exposed multiple drug trafficking operations in east Mississippi, federal prosecutors announced, per the AP . In 10 federal indictments filed in the US Southern District of Mississippi, those arrested are accused of distributing...

OSHA: Poultry Plant Directly Responsible for Death of Worker, 16

'The company's inaction has directly led to this terrible tragedy'

(Newser) - A Mississippi poultry plant's failure to follow procedures led to the death of a 16-year-old boy who was sucked into a machine in July last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday. Mar-Jac Poultry, which supplies chicken to Chick-fil-A, has been cited for 14 serious violations and...

Mom of Boy Arrested for Public Peeing Wants Case Thrown Out

She won't sign probation agreement subjecting 10-year-old to curfew, possible drug tests

(Newser) - The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and has asked for the charge against her son to be dismissed, the family's attorney announced...

Boy Shot by Cops After Calling 911 Speaks Out
Cop Won't Be
Indicted After
Shooting Boy, 11
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Dec 15, 2023 1:30 AM CST

Cop Won't Be Indicted After Shooting Boy, 11

Grand jury finds Indianola Police Sgt. Greg Capers did not engage in criminal conduct

(Newser) - A grand jury has declined to indict the Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded an 11-year-old boy after responding to a 911 call the boy had placed. A lawyer for Aderrien Murry's family says the family will now seek justice via a federal civil lawsuit, since they continue...

10-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Peeing Behind Car

Judge in Mississippi sentences Black child to 3 months in probation, plus a book report

(Newser) - A 10-year-old Black child who urinated in a parking lot must serve three months' probation and write a two-page book report on the late NBA star Kobe Bryant, a Mississippi judge has ordered. Tate County Youth Court Judge Rusty Harlow handed down the sentence Tuesday after the child's lawyer...

Months After Pauper's Burial, Man Killed by Police SUV Laid to Rest

Dexter Wade's family was originally not notified of his death

(Newser) - Dexter Wade received a dignified funeral and burial Monday in Mississippi's capital city, months after he was hit and killed by a police SUV and officials first buried his body in a pauper's grave without notifying his family that he was dead. Under a gray sky, his mother,...

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