ESPN starts layoffs tied to NFL Network acquisition, memo says
Sources from AP say that ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April...
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Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
According to AP, a federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot...
Smithsonian history museum chief rejects White House criticism of its leaders as radical activists
Associated Press reports that the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History pushed back on Tuesday against a recent White House report that branded the institution’s leadership as radical activists who cannot be trusted...
US soldier killed in Iraq was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina
Sources from Associated Press say that a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone was a 30-year-old father from North Carolina who had served for nearly a decade, according to a military statement Tuesday and his family...
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
According to Associated Press, a federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president...
MSU workshop trains on hydroponic farming
According to an MSU press release, a limited number of people with an interest in hydroponic farming are invited to a free workshop Oct. 13 hosted by Mississippi State University...
Trump to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian hockey sticks, milk, alcohol and other goods
Sources from CBS News say that President Trump is imposing 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, from hockey equipment to alcoholic beverages, escalating the trade dispute between the two countries...
New York Times moves to quash subpoenas for phone records of reporters and family members
According to CBS News, the Justice Department, in trying to uncover confidential sources who spoke to the New York Times for its reporting on the security systems on the Qatar-donated Air Force One plane, attempted to gain access to phone records of several Times reporters and their family members...
Spain rejoices in World Cup victory, even if some fans say Trump lingered too long in team's photo-op
Sources from CBS News say, on the streets of Barcelona's historic Gothic Quarter, locals had a lot to celebrate Monday following Spain's 2026 World Cup victory over Argentina. But there were mixed opinions over President Trump lingering on stage around the winning team as cameras snapped shots of the victors hoisting their trophy at the stadium in New Jersey...
Severely ill prisoners granted early release are left stuck behind bars
According to CBS News, every state allows compassionate release for prisoners, though Hawaiʻi is the only one without a specific law, relying instead on an internal policy. The prisoners who typically qualify for compassionate release can't care for themselves or have terminal illnesses and may need an assisted living center, a nursing home, or hospice...
Taylor Farms lettuce is still focus of cyclospora investigation despite false positive test, FDA says
CBS News reports that a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms that had tested positive for Cyclospora was a false positive, the Food and Drug Administration said Sunday, but the FDA said Monday that its investigation and data "continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico"...
MSU faculty member’s research helps inform Congressional debate on private equity’s impact on national defense industry
According to an MSU Press Release, a Mississippi State faculty member’s research is helping inform federal lawmakers as they discuss how private equity impacts one of America’s most important public services: national security...
F-16s intercept planes, deploy flares in restricted airspace over Bedminster and East Rutherford, New Jersey
Sources from CBS News say that F-16 fighter jets on Sunday intercepted multiple planes that flew through restricted airspace over Bedminster and East Rutherford, New Jersey, the site of the World Cup final, military officials said...
The U.S. labor market may soon face a new crisis: Too few workers
Sources from CBS News say that, even as many workers are fearful that artificial intelligence could endanger their jobs, there's a potentially bigger employment crisis on the horizon: a severe labor shortage that is set to emerge over the next 10 to 15 years, according to a leading demographer...
Cartel boss Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada gets life in U.S. prison 2 years after he says he was kidnapped, flown to Texas
According to CBS News, former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was sentenced in a U.S. court Monday to life in prison, seven years after his Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was handed the same sentence...
Tate brothers held in federal detention as they face new rape and sex trafficking charges, possible U.K. extradition
CBS News reports that influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom, their lawyer told a U.S. magistrate in Miami on Monday after the brothers were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges...
How 401(k) fees can cost tens of thousands in retirement savings
Sources from CBS News say more than half of U.S. workers rely on 401(k) plans to save for retirement, but many may not be aware of fees that can fly under the radar and end up costing them tens of thousands — or more — in retirement income...
Judge temporarily halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
According to CBS News, a U.S. district judge temporarily halted the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on Monday, after a coalition of states sued to block the deal...
Woman arrested on statutory rape charge following an investigation by Holly Springs Police
According to CBS affiliate WJTV, Ciara Hughes was arrested Friday and charged with statutory rape under Mississippi law...
Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
According to Associated Press, lawyers for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, urged a New Hampshire judge Monday to allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward...
US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says
AP reports that two U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan by Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks were identified on Monday, the first troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war...
US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon as Iran war heats up
Sources from AP say that U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks...
Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date
According to AP, a judge in the nation’s capital has set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the site of a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by President Donald Trump...
Mississippi Legislature special session ends with major changes to youth court system
A special session of the Mississippi Legislature has ended with some major changes to the state's youth court system...
University expands global partnerships with new Universidad ORT Uruguay MOU
According to an MSU press release, a new Memorandum of Understanding between Mississippi State and Universidad ORT Uruguay highlights the significance of research and global exchange between the two partners...