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A family member of Earnestine Hilu walks out of her destroyed house in the aftermath of a tornado in Silver City, Mississippi, on March 26, 2023. Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

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Mississippi residents recount harrowing tales of survival as tornado tore through homes

Devastating accounts of utter destruction, incredible survival and tragic deaths followed Friday's twister that killed at least 25 in Mississippi and one in Alabama as it surged nearly 170 miles across the Deep South.

March 26, 2023
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  • Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America
Cordel Tyus and Devo McGraw sit on roofing that blew off of an industrial building and wrapped around their house after a tornado ripped through Selma, Alabama, U.S. January 12, 2023. Mickey Welsh/USA Today Network via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

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Tornado death toll grows in Alabama and Georgia

Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of the civil rights movement.

January 13, 2023
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  • Kim Chandler, Associated Press|Jeff Martin, Associated Press
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to the media following a "get out the vote" rally at Michigan State University, the night before the midterm election, in East Lansing, Michigan, Nov. 7, 2022. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS

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Trial ordered for 5 men involved in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

December 07, 2022
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  • John Flesher, Associated Press
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is seen at FBI headquarters in Washington, U.S. June 14, 2018. Yuri Gripas. REUTERS

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Arrested polygamous leader had 20 wives including some minors, FBI says

The leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives and punished followers who didn't treat him as a prophet.

December 07, 2022
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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter July 7, 1946

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter add another year to milestone anniversaries

July 7, 2022, marks the 76th wedding anniversary for Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. The former president and first lady are celebrating at their home in Plains, Ga.

July 07, 2022
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Crowd walking down street

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New census data shows how Georgia changed from 2020 to 2021

New population estimates out today include information on age, race, and ethnicity in American counties and cities for the period up to July 2021.

July 01, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
A general view of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, August 9, 2011. Alabama's Jefferson County submitted a second offer to creditors in an attempt to settle its $3.14 billion sewer bond debt, the county commission president said on August 8, 2011. Commissioner David Carrington gave no details of the contents of the latest offer. Jefferson County is struggling to avoid what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. History. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

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Alabama church shooting kills 2, wounds 1; suspect detained

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement late Thursday lamenting what she called the shocking and tragic loss of life.

June 17, 2022
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A vial labelled "Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2022. Photo by Dado Ruvic/Illustration/REUTERS

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Novavax vaccine may be an option for service members who sought religious exemptions

A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal authorization may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons.

June 09, 2022
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  • Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2022. Photo by Leah Millis/REUTERS

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WATCH: Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting

"When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" Biden said at the White House shortly after returning from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by tragedy.

May 24, 2022
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  • Zeke Miller, Associated Press|Chris Megerian, Associated Press
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects to the 10 people killed in a mass shooting by a gunman authorities say was motivated by racism, at the TOPS Friendly Markets memorial site in Buffalo, NY, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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WATCH: Biden speaks in Buffalo, condemns racist attack

President Joe Biden has traveled to Buffalo, New York, declaring that "evil will not win" in America.

May 17, 2022
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  • Chris Megerian, Associated Press

On Second Thought For Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Georgia is a hub of multiculturalism. At Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, there’s a new class tapping into that topic. It's called " Literary Tribalism...

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