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For 20 years, Linda Smith was a successful ER doctor. But she started to regret doing painful procedures on patients without having the time to sit down and talk with them. So she became a palliative care doctor, one of a growing number helping people deal with life-threatening illnesses.

It's been a difficult time at Mississippi's prisons. Five inmates were killed and then two inmates escaped. Many of the state's prisons remain locked down as authorities and lawmakers seek solutions.

Vardaman Elementary is about to become Mississippi's first predominantly Hispanic primary school, but it is still struggling to find teachers who can help its Spanish-speaking students adjust to the American classroom.

A federal report released Wednesday finds that most of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico poses little additional risk to people and the environment. It's a view not necessarily shared by people living in the affected area.

Instead of "watchful waiting," the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends intensive lifestyle and behavior therapy for young kids, and for older children, medication.

Doctors say they are still unsure what caused Hamlin's collapse during the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals a week ago.

Every two weeks, a single court handles several divorce cases in one afternoon, offering each side pro bono legal advice. In its first year, the program achieved a settlement rate of 80 percent. Now other states are considering adopting the model.

Mississippi is another state dealing with massive flooding. In fact, the Mississippi River has been above flood stage for more than 100 days — a record length of time going back to 1927.

It's not everyday a celebrity drops in unannounced in a small town, but that's exactly what happened 80 years ago in Eureka, Utah. The celebrity was Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator.

The Hurricane Turn is one of the last whistle-stop trains in the U.S. — trains that allow travelers to hop on and off where they choose. Found in Alaska's interior, the Hurricane Turn also provides the only access a few dozen families have to their remote homes and cabins.