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Hurricane Season Starts Early
May 29, 2012, 1:00 amThe first named tropical storm of the hurricane season made landfall at 12:10 a.m. near Jacksonville on Florida’s Atlantic coast on Monday, May 28, according to the National [...]
Tropical Storm Beryl Moving Toward Southeast
May 27, 2012, 11:12 pm
Tropical Storm Beryl is moving westward towards Georgia, Florida and North Carolina coasts. Local authorities are issuing warnings and telling citizens to stay away from beaches.
New Orleans Times-Picayune to Cut Daily Publishing
May 25, 2012, 3:30 am
The 175-year-old New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper will scale back publishing to only three days per week.
Poetry Out Loud Winner Awarded $20,000
May 24, 2012, 1:22 am
Kristen Dupard, a high-school senior from Ridgeland, Miss., won the 2012 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, reported the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). [...]
Mississippi Ends Prison Riot That Left 1 Dead
May 22, 2012, 12:32 am
A prison riot at a Mississippi prison, which left one prison guard dead and involved hundreds of inmates, has ended. Inmates were corralled back into their cells on Monday, it [...]
Fake Officer Suspected in Mississippi Deaths
May 15, 2012, 9:54 pm
Police officials in Tate County, Miss., have warned that a man impersonating an officer could be behind a string of recent killings.
Abbott Labs to Pay $1.5 Billion
May 11, 2012, 12:49 am
Abbott Laboratories Inc. pleaded guilty this week and will pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability issues involving off-label promotion of the company’s [...]
Distinguished Educators Reveal the ‘Power of a Teacher’
May 6, 2012, 11:34 pm
Teachers are tasked with imparting practical knowledge to children during their formative years, teaching the essential skills necessary in life.
Final Suspect Charged in Florida Hazing Death
May 6, 2012, 10:24 pm
The 11th and final suspect in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member was arrested on Sunday, after she turned herself in.
Appeals Court Says Texas Can Defund Planned Parenthood
May 1, 2012, 10:15 pm
Texas may lose federal matching funds over its Legislature’s decision to withhold Medicaid reimbursements from Planned Parenthood.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
