Ex-Senate Intel security chief sentenced for lying to FBI
James Wolfe pleaded guilty in October to one count of lying to the FBI Categories: National, US & World News
Archives: 2018
U.S. colleges pull sportswear tied to Chinese detention camps
Campus stores in Texas, Maine and Indiana among those suspending sales of Badger Sportswear linked to forced labor in China Categories: National, US & World News
Webster County Sheriff Tim Mitchell makes initial court appearance
Mitchell is accused of 12 felonies, including attempting a sexual act with an inmate, to giving weapons to a prisoner.
Rising interest rates? Not for savers
Even as the Fed keeps hiking, rates on savings accounts at big banks remain in the basement Categories: National, US & World News
Blustery Friday, Milder By Christmas
Friday will be chilly but things rebound on Saturday.
Dow falls below 23,000 for first time in 14 months
After years of easy money, investors are spooked by rising interest rates and slowing U.S. growth Categories: National, US & World News
This week on “Sunday Morning” (December 23)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Categories: National, US & World News
Americans aren’t getting taller, but are getting heavier
A new report highlights a growing trend in U.S. waistlines Categories: National, US & World News
Fruit baskets bring Christmas cheer to Columbus
Happy Irby, who created the fund, was a long-time employee at the Columbus Club at the Columbus Air Force Base.
Judge: No evidence of conspiracy to assault late inmate
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi sheriff says a U.S. District judge has ruled in favor of his county in a lawsuit alleging a former jailer conspired with inmates in an assault on another man in jail who was found dead the same day. The Natchez Democrat quotes Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten in a Thursday report as saying the…
Mac Thornberry says military funds shouldn’t go to wall
Congress needs to “adequately fund border security,” Thornberry told Major Garrett on “The Takeout” this week, as a partial government shutdown threatens in the weekend before Christmas Categories: National, US & World News
Unsealed documents reveal new details about Mollie Tibbetts investigation
Four men were the subject of police interest at times during the five-week search for the Iowa student, the AP reports Categories: National, US & World News
You bought your airline ticket, now pay to pick a seat
Seat selections are yet another way airlines boost profits, while creating confused and frustrated travelers Categories: National, US & World News
Healthiest and least healthy states of 2018
Check where your state stands in the new report’s ranking Categories: National, US & World News
“Catch and return”: U.S. asylum seekers will have to wait in Mexico
Mexico has agreed to a proposal that would let asylum seekers remain or be returned to Mexico Categories: National, US & World News
Military to be deployed as drones shut down Gatwick Airport
The prospect of a deadly collision between the rogue drones and an airliner led British authorities to stop all flights Categories: National, US & World News
Sensitive info at risk in Facebook Messenger, experts say
“I would not trust Facebook with any of my information in a million years,” one cybersecurity expert told CBS News Categories: National, US & World News
Trump signs farm bill as government shutdown looks more likely
President Trump won’t sign a short-term spending bill, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Categories: National, US & World News
Musical fundraiser to help pay for Tupelo transit fares
It starts at 7:30 Thursday evening at the Blue Canoe.
Man at center of N.C. probe declines interview request
Leslie McCrae Dowless is at the center of an investigation into the election in the ninth congressional district in North Carolina, where Republican Mark Harris won by 905 votes Categories: National, US & World News
New restaurant coming to MSU campus
The new restaurant will be located in the former home of State Fountain Barker in the Colvard Student Union.
U.S. ally in Syria warns troop pullout will lead to ISIS resurgence
“The war against terrorism has not ended and has not been defeated,” Syrian Democratic Forces said Categories: National, US & World News
Mississippi state senator arrested for DUI
Jail records showed Burton was officially charged with DUI 1st and and failure to maintain lane.
Government funding bill passage now uncertain in the House
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says GOP is in “disarray” as they try to work out way forward on bill to fund the government, given Trump’s unhappiness about its lack of wall funding Categories: National, US & World News