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Off-duty cop who allegedly killed teen suspended with pay

Justin Thompson, 15, of Memphis (courtesy image from family)

An off-duty Memphis police officer who allegedly shot and killed a 15-year-old Monday evening after an attempted robbery will remain off duty but will be paid pending the outcome of an investigation.

MORE: 5 shot, 2 dead in 3 Memphis shootings

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations is

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Cash not chosen for Fla super job

JACKSONVILLE, Fla (FOX13) -

Though a finalist for the position, Memphis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash was not offered to become the next superintendent of the Duval County School District near Jacksonville, Fla.

The Duvaul County School District considered Dr. Kriner as one of their top three candidates for the position but

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St Jude puts new spin on Hey Jude

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital revealed Tuesday morning online an all-star rendition of The Beatles classic 'Hey Jude" in

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Escaped convicted killer caught in Georgia

MACON, Ga. (FOX13) -

Mississippi State Penitentiary inmate Michael Dowda, who escaped from a work detail in Parchman, Miss., Sept. 22, was captured in Macon, Ga., shortly after midnight Tuesday.

Details of his capture has not been released by police.

Dowda, 48, escaped Saturday afternoon and had been on the run from law enforcement since.

Dowd

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Romney: Benghazi a 'terrorist attack'

NEW YORK (AP) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says the attack on the American consulate in Libya was an act of terrorism and says the United States must use foreign aid to bring about lasting change in such places.

In a speech Tuesday, Romney said foreign aid cannot sustain a developing country on a permanent basis and that U.S.

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