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Parolee indicted in theft of Gold Rush jewelry box (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a 45-year-old parolee in connection with the theft of a valuable Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said Friday that Andre Taray Franklin, of Oakland was charged on Thursday with theft of major artwork and unlawful concealment and disposition of stolen major artwork.

Domestic violence bill clears Legislature (AP) — Domestic violence victims in Nevada will have a new tool to help them escape abusive relationships. Among them are presenting the landlord with a police report, restraining order or affidavit from a third party affirming the tenant's account.

Nissan marks 10th anniversary of Canton plant Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:51 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 A decade later, some workers are looking back at their changed lives and Nissan is celebrating with a free Saturday festival at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson that includes a circus, a concert by Kool & the Gang and a fireworks show. Mullins was vice president of economic development at Hinds County Community College when he got a call asking if he could come to Tennessee the very next day to interview for a job as the Japanese automaker's first Mississippi-hired employee. Mullins joined human resources director Galen Medlin, who was sent down from Tennessee, in recruiting and hiring workers. Canton, which was built to focus on trucks, now makes six vehicles: the Armada and Xterra SUVs, the Titan and Frontier pickup trucks, the NV van and the Altima sedan. "Over the last decade, the Nissan Canton plant has invested more than $2 billion in the local economy, donated nearly $8 million to community organizations, grown to support more than 5,000 well-paying jobs, and produced more than 2 million vehicles," spokesman Justin Saia said in a statement. Union supporters, including a number of prominent ministers and politicians, focus on Nissan's employment of contract workers, who make much less than direct Nissan employees. When Mississippi beat out six other southeastern states for Nissan in 2000, Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn promised that the company's direct jobs would create at least 30,000 other jobs in the state. Nissan is trying to lure suppliers that need to expand to its Canton campus, Dan Bednarzyk said earlier this year. [] this month, Bednarzyk was the head of Canton operations

AP Source: NCAA looking to talk to Dye again Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:58 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 (AP) — NCAA investigators are planning to interview Miami football player Dyron Dye next week to see if there are discrepancies between what he told them previously and what he wrote in an affidavit in support of a former Hurricanes assistant coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The development comes less than three weeks before the NCAA's Committee on Infractions — a group that is separate from the association's investigators — is scheduled to begin hearing the case against the Hurricanes, most of which revolves around ties that players, coaches, recruits and administrators had with former booster Nevin Shapiro. If the NCAA can prove that he misled them in his two previous interviews with investigators, he could be facing the same unethical conduct charge — a breach of Rule 10.1 as it's known around college athletics — that the association brought against three former Miami football and basketball assistant coaches in February.

Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:52 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 By the closing bell, market indexes were roughly back to where they started. The world's largest consumer-products maker, whose brands include Tide and Crest, is trying to increase sales in the face of tough competition. Sears plunged 14 percent after the department-store chain reported a steep quarterly loss and slumping sales after the market closed Thursday. The government said orders for long-lasting goods rebounded in April, helped by demand for aircraft and stronger business spending. The report suggests economic growth may hold steady this spring. [] this week, signs of slow but steady economic growth and record profits for big companies had propelled stock-market indexes to all-time highs. The company, which deals in agricultural and construction equipment, said late Thursday that weaker revenue will lead it to a wider quarterly loss than it had expected.