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First all-female rideshare business in Mississippi launched

JACKSON, Miss. (AP)-By Howard Ballou, WLBT-TV undefined — Troublesome incidents involving women rideshare passengers and drivers have increased enough to prompt an entrepreneur in Mississippi's capital to come up with a new business. It's a ride share service literally just…

Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list

(AP) By Holly Meyer and Deepa Bharath --Top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse. The 205-page database includes both visible and redacted entries. Survivors and advocates have…

Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

NEW YORK (AP) By Anne D'Innocenzio- AP Retail Writer  — Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend. They're also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations. According to the website FlightAware, more than 1,200 flights…

Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse

(Associated Press, By: Curt Anderson)---A Florida judge has given initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people…

Health-Talking to Children About School Violence

(CBS NEWSPATH) --Many parents are struggling with how to talk to their children about the Texas school shooting. Parents are often afraid to bring up these topics because they don't want…

Get to grilling! It's National Hamburger Day!

Grab a bun, a plate of fries, it’s National Hamburger Day! Memorial Day weekend is usually recognized as the start of Summer, although it truly doesn't begin until June. But families and friends everywhere tend to celebrate with gatherings filled…

22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from

The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks — too young to legally purchase alcohol or…

Students who survived Texas school attack describe scene

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend's blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive. Miah Cerrillo, 11, told CNN that she…

Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list

(AP) -- Top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse. FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows the headquarters of…