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Saturday March 16th, 2024 morning edition

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Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2023.

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he would not endorse his former boss for president in the 2024 election.

Pence revealed the decision during an interview on Fox News.

"I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year," the Republican said.

Pence's announcement came as Trump secured enough Republican delegates this week to clinch the party's nomination.

Trump "is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda that we governed on during our four years," said Pence.

"As I have watched his candidacy unfold, I've seen him walking away from our commitment to confronting the national debt," Pence said. »

Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor

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(AP) — A former Mississippi police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal misdemeanor charge after authorities said he forced a man he had arrested to lick urine off the floor of a jail cell.

AP AUDIO: Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor.

A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a someone to lick his own urine off the floor of a jail cell. »