Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Tupelo

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say one person was killed after being struck by a train in downtown Tupelo.

Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green identified the victim as 16-year-old Ron Woods, a student at Tupelo High School.

Tupelo police tell WTVA TV (http://bit.ly/SoaWHa) the accident that killed Woods happened on the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe

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Timberlake hints return to music in video

Timberlake hints return to music in video

Is Justin Timberlake bringing his music career back?

The 31-year-old superstar has concentrated almost exclusively on his acting career over the last few years. But on Thursday, he posted a video on his website that showed him walking into a studio, putting on headphones and saying: "I'm ready."

Timberlake hasn't made an album

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Obama jokes Lew's loopy signature nearly cost him

President Barack Obama is joking that Jack Lew's nomination as treasury secretary nearly fell through because of Lew's loopy signature.

Lew's nomination means a new signature will be added to the dollar bill. Lew's starts off with a soft "J'' but is followed by seven loopy scribbles, making it difficult to read.

Obama said at

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1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.

1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.

A student was shot and wounded at a rural San Joaquin Valley high school Thursday and another student was taken into custody, officials said.

The shooting occurred about 9 a.m. at Taft Union High School, a community of fewer than 10,000 people amidst oil and natural gas production fields about 120 miles northwest of Los

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Elementary student expelled over gun

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - An elementary school student has been expelled for bringing a gun to school.

The Daily Corinthian reports (http://bit.ly/13kN2xw ) that the incident occurred Dec. 18 but information was just released Wednesday by Alcorn schools superintendent Gina Rogers Smith.

Smith says a student at Kossuth Elementary reported to the teacher

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