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Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune

Sep 11, 2026, 3:34 PM | Updated: Sep 14, 2026, 11:56 am

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month.

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A National Guard member deployed to Washington, DC, is arrested on firearms charge

WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Guard member deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of a mission launched by President Donald Trump has been arrested for carrying an unauthorized firearm after a traffic stop by U.S. Park Police. Spec. Jakob Noonan, 22, of the Oklahoma Guard, was arrested Monday and charged with the gun-related offense. According […]

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Dolly Parton’s nephew wants more time to defend himself against restraining order from her estate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton’s nephew wants more time to get a lawyer in place to defend himself against a temporary restraining order granted to her estate against him and his security company. Representing himself, Bryan Seaver filed a motion Friday in a Tennessee court asking that a hearing on the order now set […]

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Florida’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the continental US in decades

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida’s current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the continental United States. State health officials mosquito-borne disease have been tallied so far this year. The vast majority of them were in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa. Federal health officials say their data on dengue outbreaks is […]

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Costco faces federal lawsuit accusing retailer of selling products linked to child and forced labor

Costco is facing a new federal lawsuit in Oregon accusing the retailer of selling hundreds of products linked to child and forced labor.

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Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

NASHVILLE (AP) — Christa Pike remained in a hospital where she was on a ventilator and unconscious after her failed execution in Tennessee, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Hospital staff were working to save Pike’s life and “clear the pentobarbital she was administered from her system” as of late Thursday, the attorney’s […]

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Turkey is considering nominating former foreign minister for top United Nations job

NEW YORK (AP) — Turkish officials have begun to shop around the idea of a former foreign minister joining the list of candidates vying to lead the United Nations as the monthslong race for secretary-general continues with no clear victor. Feridun Sinirlioglu, a 70-year-old former Turkish foreign minister and U.N. diplomat, floated his candidacy on […]

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Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune