ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 1 -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: The Army National Guard has ordered an aviation safety stand-down of all its helicopter units following two accidents in February, including a crash that killed two Mississippi Army National Guard pilots. The length of the stand-down, which went into effect Feb. 26, is "undetermined," said Capt. Jamie Mason, an Army National Guard spokesman. "Units and crews will be allowed to resume flying once they'v  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * In advance of the launch of a mass mobilization by the Poor People's Campaign on March 2, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: The Center for Constitutional Rights stands in solidarity with the Poor People's Campaign in Mississippi - the strategic hub of our Southern Justice Rising initiative - and across the nation, as thousands of low-wage workers   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 1 -- Mississippi Center for Justice issued the following news release, with 501CTHREE, and Boys and Girls Club: The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ), in partnership with the 501CTHREE, and Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi Sykes (B&GCCM), unveiled a community Water Box that was recently installed at the Club's South Jackson location (470 Sykes Road). The Water Box is a portable water filtration system that will provide clean, safe drinking water to famil  more