Mississippi and Texas tornadoes kill 2 injure 6
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Mississippi and Texas tornadoes kill 2 injure 6

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles. One person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that…

Mississippi man fatally ‘buried under hot asphalt’ while working on truck
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Mississippi man fatally ‘buried under hot asphalt’ while working on truck

A Mississippi man was fatally “buried” alive under “hot asphalt” after his truck malfunctioned and released the smoldering pavement on top of him, according to police. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was working on a hydraulic line underneath a truck he was picking up from AJ Materials in Jackson on Monday when…

Escaped Mississippi inmate Justin Zimmerman wanted for murder in standoff with police at Chicago restaurant blocks away from DNC
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Escaped Mississippi inmate Justin Zimmerman wanted for murder in standoff with police at Chicago restaurant blocks away from DNC

CHICAGO — A man who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse and is wanted on murder and armed robbery charges is in a standoff with police at a restaurant in Chicago, blocks from the Democratic National Convention. Justin Zimmerman has been sought by the US Marshals Service since his escape in…

WWII Air Force prisoner of war’s remains identified after 81 years
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WWII Air Force prisoner of war’s remains identified after 81 years

The remains of a US Army airman were identified 81 years after he died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, officials announced Friday. Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough, of Dossville, Mississippi, was just 22 years old when he served as a member of the 454th Ordnance Company in the Philippine Islands…

University of South Carolina fraternity bus crashes in Mississippi injuring 11
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University of South Carolina fraternity bus crashes in Mississippi injuring 11

Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew a tire and hit a concrete barrier in Mississippi. Mississippi state troopers said the driver and a student were critically injured and taken by helicopter to hospitals after the crash Friday, while nine other students were taken…

Mississippi daycare worker fired after screaming at children in Halloween mask
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Mississippi daycare worker fired after screaming at children in Halloween mask

A Mississippi daycare worker wiped away tears as she apologized for scaring little children with a Halloween mask after her worrying behavior left her unemployed this week. Staff members at Lil’ Blessings Child Care & Learning Center, located in Hamilton, Miss., were allegedly trying to put a scare into some…