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Mississippi DEI ban can go into full effect after Fifth Circuit reversal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Portions of a Mississippi ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can go into effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court's ruling that blocked sections of the law from being enforced. The parts of the law in ...

Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC student’s death

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, rape and other charges after prosecutors told jurors that forensic evidence was "screaming his name." Faith Hedgepeth was a 19-year-old ...