Trump attending the dignified transfer of 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
Associated Press reports that President Donald Trump is attending the dignified transfer Wednesday of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East...
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Rubio says any nuclear agreement the US signs will not lead to nuclear proliferation
Sources from Associated Press say that the Trump administration is expected to sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia as early as Wednesday that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says any deal signed by the U.S. would not lead to proliferation...
On ‘Little Miss Twain,’ Shania Twain reflects on her humble beginnings and her late mother
According to Associated Press, before Shania Twain became Shania Twain, she was a child performing in Canadian bars, singing to miners, lumberjacks, fishermen and hunters drinking the night away...
Mila Hardy awarded merit scholarship to attend Broadway Kids Auditions in New York City
An 11-year-old actress from Columbus is in the Big Apple this week for a nationally recognized performing arts intensive...
Remembering former Aliceville City Council member Warren Edward Lavender
The City announced the passing of Warren Edward Lavender the Second today on Facebook...
Ex-U.S. attorney in Seattle sues Trump over firing, arguing removal was unlawful
According to CBS, the former U.S. attorney in Seattle who was fired from his post soon after federal judges in the area installed him in the role has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that his removal was unlawful...
MSU joins collaborative studio initiative working to revitalize downtown Jackson
According to an MSU press release, Mississippi State University’s School of Architecture joins two capital city universities in a new collaborative initiative aimed at boosting small businesses and driving economic growth in downtown Jackson...
McCurdy named MSU agricultural science and plant protection department head
According to an MSU Press Release, Jay McCurdy is the new head of Mississippi State’s Department of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection...
Grandfather attacked by bison at Yellowstone National Park recalls terrifying encounter: "He could have gored me"
CBS News reports that the man who was attacked by a bison at Yellowstone National Park earlier this month is opening up about the terrifying moment he was thrown 8 feet into the air by the animal...
Trump administration halts $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of fraud crackdown
Sources from CBS News say that the Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of its crackdown on fraud in federal programs, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday...
How much wealth do you need to thrive? Here's the breakdown, according to new research.
According to CBS, three in four Americans don't have enough wealth to weather financial setbacks and achieve major life milestones, according to a recent report from The Aspen Institute, a nonprofit think tank...
Caledonia man faces a felony for Domestic Violence
Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said 46-year-old Christopher Box got into a fight with his son inside the family home on Thursday, July 16, and things escalated...
Volunteer Fire Department responds to a logging equipment fire in Vardaman
Quick work and inter-agency cooperation helped keep an equipment fire from becoming a wildfire in Calhoun County...
More Americans report shoplifting as inflation climbs, survey finds
CBS News reports that 30% of Americans say they've shoplifted this year, up from 24% in 2024, with many citing financial strain tied to inflation, according to new research from financial site LendingTree...
Senate committee advances Jay Clayton's nomination for intelligence chief over Democrats' opposition
Sources from CBS News, the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Jay Clayton's nomination for director of national intelligence on Tuesday, despite opposition from Democrats following his confirmation hearing earlier this month...
GLP-1 drugs linked to 17% drop in worker sick leave, new economic study finds
According to CBS News, GLP-1 drugs could lead to cost savings for workers and their employers by reducing employee sick leave, a new economic study finds...
Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots Climb Past $1 Billion
According to a press release, Mississippi Lottery players have two incredible opportunities to chase life-changing jackpots this week as the nation's biggest draw games now feature a combined jackpot of more than $1.2 billion...
Luke Skywalker’s ‘Empire Strikes Back’ lightsaber with severed hand attached auctioned for $3.75M
Associated Press reports that the lightsaber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” has sold for $3.75 million at auction..
Arizona Republicans pick nominees Tuesday for governor and other top offices
According to AP, Arizona Republicans are choosing nominees Tuesday to challenge Democrats who hold top offices as the GOP searches for a path back to power in a battleground state it used to dominate...
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...
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...