SUMMARY: An investigation is ongoing following an officer-involved shooting in McComb that resulted in one death. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near 212 25th Street, where two individuals exited the vehicle. After one brandished a weapon, officers fired their weapons, killing the armed individual. A second suspect was taken into custody, while others in the vehicle fled. Law enforcement is searching for a 2016 Dodge Charger with Mississippi tag PJP357, last seen traveling west on Highway 98. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is handling the case, which will be reviewed by the attorney general’s office.

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SUMMARY: Richard Gerald Jordan, the longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi, is once again challenging his capital murder sentence. His attorneys are seeking post-conviction relief or the outright vacating of his death sentence, arguing that the maximum penalty at the time of his 1976 crime was life in prison. Jordan was convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter, the wife of a Gulf Coast banker. He demanded a ransom following the crime and later evaded police, ultimately confessing. Jordan has also joined challenges against the state’s execution drug protocol, as judicial decisions on this matter remain pending.

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SUMMARY: President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, overseeing areas like drug and vaccine safety, medical research, and Medicare/Medicaid. Trump stated that Kennedy aims to combat the misinformation from food and drug industries, echoing his campaign slogan, “Make America Great and Healthy Again.” Kennedy, a former Democrat and vaccine skeptic, has rallied support for healthier food regulations and has a pending lawsuit against several news organizations regarding misinformation. His controversial views on vaccines raise questions about his confirmation in the GOP-controlled Senate.

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