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NAACP board honors Evers' memory in Miss. capital
NAACP leaders from around the country are honoring the memory of the group's former Mississippi leader, Medgar Evers, nearly 50 years after he was assassinated outside his Jackson home. NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous and board chairwoman Roslyn Brock helped Evers' widow lay a wreath of yellow and white flowers ...
NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak
An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. The "gusher" erupted a week ago, prompting the hastiest repair job ever by residents of the orbiting lab. Spacewalking astronauts replaced a suspect ammonia pump on Saturday, just ...
Miss America visiting Ala hometown
Miss America is paying a visit to her hometown in east Alabama. Mallory Hagan will tour Opelika on Thursday. Her stop includes a sold-out luncheon and an evening reception. The Opelika-Auburn News (http://bit.ly/13yTRNp ) reports Hagan met with local leaders include school board members on Wednesday. Hagan says it's wonderful ...
NC department store questioned on Limbaugh show ad
Charlotte-based department store chain Belk Inc. is stuck in the middle after an ad for the stores appeared on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. The Charlotte Observer reported (http://bit.ly/11GTsul) that an ad for Belk was apparently noticed Monday by a group on Facebook that monitors Limbaugh's advertisers in an attempt to ...
SC slave cabin dismantled for Smithsonian display
As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton, workers this week carefully disassembled, measured and numbered wooden planks from a dilapidated antebellum slave cabin. Once one of about two dozen on slave row at Point of Pines Plantation, ...
Panther kitten rescued, recovering from surgery
A 9-month-old Florida panther has been rescued after a man spotted the injured kitten on his way to work. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say a homeowner in Collier County saw the panther dragging her rear leg Monday morning. When he returned home from work, he ...
NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills
Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session. Bills that don't require tax changes or spending and fail to clear at least one chamber ...
No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school
A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds — and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf — will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday. Polk County State Attorney Jerry Hill wrote in a statement that ...
NC health agency heads pitching Medicaid revamp
Health agency leaders faced a crowd of skeptics sprinkled with voices of hope Wednesday as they sought to sell Gov. Pat McCrory's plan to revamp the government program that provides 1.5 million poor children and disabled adults with health care. Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos and Medicaid Director ...
GPS satellite launched into space from Florida
A new GPS satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon. It was the fifth time since December that an unmanned Atlas V rocket has been launched. The GPS 2F-4 spacecraft will join a constellation of other ...
Retiring boomers driving sales of small businesses
Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more and more buyers confident enough in the improving economy to expand their own businesses through acquisitions. In the first three months of this year, the number of sales that closed jumped 56 percent ...
Western NC health officials confirm case of rabies
Health officials in Henderson County say a fox that attacked and bit two residents earlier this week tested positive for rabies. County officials received confirmation Wednesday from the N.C. State Laboratory of Public Health. It's the first positive rabies case in Henderson County since 2011. Officials with the Henderson County ...
Only abortion clinic in Miss. fights to stay open
It can't meet the mandates of a 2012 state law and the governor wants to shut it down, but Mississippi's only abortion clinic is not about to quietly retreat. The clinic's owners are fighting on a legal front, with a federal lawsuit against the state, and supporters and staff are ...
Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers
Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and other sensitive information, experts say. Many consumers simply don't realize how vulnerable their Androids, iPhones and other devices can be. An April study by the ...
Nissan announces birthday celebration
Nissan's 10th birthday bash on May 25 in Jackson, Miss., will feature Kool & the Gang. Camille Young, Nissan's spokeswoman at the Canton, Miss., plant, says in a news release that the event will be held at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. There will also be circus performers ...
RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry
Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software. The lower-cost gadget, called the Q5, is the company's third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 ...
Fla. boy, 11, dies after being shot by 4-year-old
Authorities say an 11-year-old boy has died after a 4-year-old accidentally shot him in a Lake City apartment. The child who was shot on Sunday died Tuesday at Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Lake City police were called to the Cedar Park Apartments on Sunday, where they ...
Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party
The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, widening a probe that includes investigations by three committees in Congress. Ineffective management at the IRS allowed agents to improperly ...
NC officials: Charlotte abortion clinic to reopen
State health officials say a southeast Charlotte abortion clinic that was ordered closed following an investigation into the administration of a drug that terminates pregnancies can reopen. Spokesman Ricky Diaz of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that A Preferred Woman's Health Center can reopen on Wednesday ...
Parents sue US hospital over child's sex surgery
A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted. Lawyers for Pam and Mark Crawford said Tuesday they were suing the Department of Social Services for having irreversible surgery performed ...
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