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FILE - Ted Henifin, left, the City of Jackson water system third-party administrator, addresses media questions during a news conference at City Hall as Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba listens on Dec. 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. A bill before the Mississippi Legislature that would transfer the capital city's troubled water system to a new regional entity could be motivated by a desire by state officials to access a large pot of federal dollars earmarked for the city, according to Henifin, Jackson's federally appointed water operator said Wednesday. (Barbara Gauntt/The Clarion-Ledger via AP, File)

DOJ appointee releases new plan for ‘tenuous’ Jackson water

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

FILE - Legislative Black Caucus Chairman, Sen. Angela Turner Ford, D-West Point, discusses specific concerns the group has regarding use of $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus stimulus money during a press briefing at the statehouse on May 1, 2020, in Jackson, Miss. Ford on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, said that the Black Caucus agenda includes a push to ease the restoration of voting rights for former inmates, expand Medicaid, provide oversight for welfare spending and ensure that all parts of the state have access to high-speed internet and safe drinking water. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Black Caucus pushes to revive initiatives, expand Medicaid

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

This aerial view shows the city of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Plant in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 1, 2022. A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measures to get by without reliable access to running water. Officials have encouraged people across the South to drip faucets during the prolonged cold snap because water moving through pipes is less likely to freeze. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Winter weather cripples water systems across the Deep South

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

This aerial view shows the city of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Plant in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 1, 2022. A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measures to get by without reliable access to running water. Officials have encouraged people across the South to drip faucets during the prolonged cold snap because water moving through pipes is less likely to freeze. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Winter weather upends water systems across the Deep South

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

A vehicle races along a Jackson, Miss., street as lightning streaks across the sky, Tuesday evening, Nov. 29, 2022. Area residents were provided a light show as severe weather accompanied by some potential twisters affected parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Storms cause major tornadoes, flooding around the South

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Darrell Brooks reacts as the guilty verdict is read during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Dozens of people are expected to speak at sentencing proceedings for Brooks, who is convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year. He will face six mandatory life terms when Judge Jennifer Dorow sentences him on Wednesday. Dorow set aside Tuesday for victims and their families to address Brooks, marking the first time they will be allowed to confront him. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

‘I feel gutted’: Victims of parade crash speak at sentencing

By Amy Forliti and Todd Richmond - Associated Press

FILE - Lauren Rhoades, 32, left, listens as her husband LaQuenza Morgan, 33, speaks on Feb. 24, 2022 about being checked at a roadblock a short distance from their home in north Jackson, Miss. The two are among several plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming the Jackson police department is violating people's constitutional rights by using roadblocks to check for driver's licenses and car insurance in majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods. The lawsuit was settled on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, and the city agreed to several changes in how police conduct roadblocks. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Police to limit Mississippi capital roadblocks after lawsuit

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba participates in a forum about the challenges Mississippi's capital city faces with a declining tax base and crumbling infrastructure, Nov. 14, 2013. Lumumba, who died Feb. 25, 2014, had served a term as city councilman and helped spearhead a 1% local sales tax to fund infrastructure improvement. His son Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, credits his parents for instilling in him a value system he employs with his work. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Water crisis tests Mississippi mayor who started as activist

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

A trickle of water comes out of the faucet of Mary Gaines a resident of the Golden Keys Senior Living apartments in her kitchen in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. A recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Gov. Tate Reeves: Mississippi capital’s water is again safe to drink

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Workers at the Highway 18 Walmart distribute the last of 6,000 cases of water to long line of residents in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. A recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Jackson sees some improvement in its damaged water system

By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

Residents in the North Canton Circle neighborhood of Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, were advised to evacuate from impending floodwaters. Some moved out all of their possessions in U-Haul trucks or cars. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg)

Flooding exacerbates water crisis in Mississippi capital

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves addresses the crowd at the pavilion in Founders Square at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, July 28, 2022. The fair, also known as Mississippi's Giant House Party, is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment at what might be the country's largest campground fair. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Reeves declares emergency ahead of expected flooding

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Evelyn Smith of Cary, Ky., gathers clothing at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. Smith lost everything as fast rising floodwaters forced her from her home, and the sportsplex is being used as a evacuation center. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Floods strike new blow in place that has known hardship

By Bruce Schreiner, Andrew Selsky and Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

Washington Commanders cornerback William Jackson III jogs to practice during NFL football training camp, Thursday, July 28, 2022 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

William Jackson III has swagger back in second year with Commanders

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - Amanda Furdge talks about the contrast of easily finding abortion services when she lived in Illinois and the difficulty of finding the services after she moved back to Mississippi, which has only one abortion clinic, during an interview in Clinton, Miss., on Dec. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

By Emily Wagster Pettus and Leah WIllingham - Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats confident of Judge Jackson’s confirmation, accuse GOP of ‘conspiracy theories’ in hearings

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 25, 2005, file photo, Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse for his trial in Santa Maria, Calif. On Monday, May 3, 2021, a U.S. tax court handed a major victory to Jackson's estate in a years-long battle, finding that the IRS inflated the value of Jackson’s assets and image at the time of his 2009 death. (Aaron Lambert/Santa Maria Times via AP, Pool, File)

After years, court hands tax win to Michael Jackson heirs

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

More water woes for Jackson as pressure drops after fire

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Judge tosses lawsuit of man who alleged Jackson molestation

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

The Alabama chicken shack that’s famous far and wide

By BOB CARLTON and AL.com - Associated Press