MSU hosting preview days for prospective Bulldogs this fall
According to an MSU press release, Prospective Bulldogs and their families can sample life at Mississippi State through a variety of recruiting events this fall...
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State Farm is sending $5 billion in dividend checks to customers. Here's who qualifies.
Sources from CBS say millions of customers are now receiving checks from State Farm after the company announced its largest dividend in history earlier this year...
Tupac Shakur autopsy photos shown at Las Vegas murder trial after some family members leave court
According to CBS News, some members of Tupac Shakur's family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos from his autopsy at the Las Vegas trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the rap giant...
Meta's federal trial begins over child social media addiction claims
According to CBS, opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children...
U.S. quietly deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, angering Mexico
The Trump administration has been quietly deporting migrants from Mexico to different countries in Central America despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return of all its citizens, two Department of Homeland Security officials told CBS News...
Justice Department to send a record 1,000 monitors to polling places in midterm elections
According to CBS, the Justice Department is planning to deploy a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections, the head of the department's Civil Rights Division said this week...
US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs
According to AP, the U.S. and Canada are negotiating in an effort to reach a truce on tariffs before a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump...
Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift
Sources from AP say that Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday...
How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US
Associated Press reports that Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs...
ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’
Sources from AP say that further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency’s demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an “existential threat” to its operations...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot
According to AP, OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship...
Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump’s makeover plans for now
Associated Press reports that a federal district judge said Tuesday that paint tests on a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House can go ahead, advancing President Donald Trump’s plans to add a new coat of white paint to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, for now...
Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities’ partnerships with foreign institutions
Sources from AP say that the Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as the Trump administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence...
National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues next season as Kennedy Center shuts
According to AP, forced from the Kennedy Center following approval of a reconstruction project by allies of President Donald Trump, the National Symphony Orchestra will split its 2026-27 season among six venues in Washington, D.C., and the capital’s suburbs...
School vaccination rates inch down again to record low as exemptions reach new high
According to CBS, U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday...
Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
Associated Press reports that the Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated...
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight
Sources from AP say Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds following his guilty plea last week to federal charges...
Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools
According to Associated Press, civil rights advocates on Monday said they asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, teeing up a case that could set a new national standard for the limits of state-sponsored religious expression in classrooms...
Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Sources from Associated Press say that the Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a contentious border construction project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits to do an “on-the-ground evaluation"...
MSU leads multi-institutional study of novel system to improve water quality
According to an MSU Press Release, a cross-departmental team of Mississippi State scientists is exploring new ways to improve water quality, from the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico...
Supreme Court declines to rehear Trump's appeal in $5 million E. Jean Carroll case
CBS News reports that the Supreme Court on Monday declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal of a jury's conclusion that he is liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll...
Trump family crypto business World Liberty gets preliminary approval to establish a bank
Sources from CBS News say a trust company affiliated with the Trump family's crypto business, World Liberty Financial, has received conditional approval to establish a bank...
Woman fights off bear with spray after being attacked and injured on popular trail in Alaska
CBS News reports that a bear attacked and injured a runner on a popular trail in Alaska, officials said, and she was able to ultimately deter the animal with bear spray...
Has your license plate been tracked by Flock cameras? Here's how to check.
According to CBS, as privacy concerns swirl over Flock Safety's nationwide network of cameras, drivers may be curious whether their license plate information is being tracked. The website HaveIBeenFlocked.com has compiled a database to provide the public with some answers...
Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
According to AP, the Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation"...