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Mississippi homecoming celebrations turn deadly as separate shootings kill 8 people
Six were killed in downtown Leland after a high school football game in the Mississippi Delta region, according to the county coroner.
College football
No. 7 Indiana topples No. 3 Oregon 30-20 in tight battle
Fernando Mendoza threw for 215 yards and a key fourth-quarter touchdown, helping the Hoosiers maintain their undefeated streak.
Long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard
The 1,900-year-old grave marker of a Roman sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus had been missing from an Italian museum for decades.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers push for dismissal of federal charges
Mangione's lawyers asked an NY federal judge to drop some criminal charges, including the only count that could carry the death penalty. 
Here's what happens on key dates during the shutdown
Paychecks will be affected starting Day 10, and museums will close Day 12. The House isn't scheduled to return until Day 14.
Arrest made after an 86-year-old was killed in a dog attack outside her Georgia home
Maria D. Nunez was found dead after being "viciously attacked" by two dogs, according to a news release shared by the Appling County Sheriff's Office.
Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say
Bolton would be the third Trump critic to face federal charges after James Comey and Letitia James.
Immigration
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Dancing frogs and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to Trump's portrait of the city, they say.
Memphis residents now worried about crime and the 'unleashed' federal agents sent to address it
Residents in the majority-Black city told NBC News they are exchanging one fear — crime — for another, excessive policing.
18 people unaccounted for after deadly explosion rocks Tennessee plant
It could take days or even a week for first responders to dig through the debris at the explosives manufacturer Accurate Energetic Systems.
Dateline
A fake prince, secret recordings and overturned convictions: Untangling an art dealer's 17-year murder saga
Six people schemed to steal Palm Springs socialite Cliff Lambert's money, identity and life in 2008.
