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Anne Elizabeth Buys crowned Miss Mississippi

VICKSBURG — The new Miss Mississippi says she and her family have helped raise money to help provide clean water to needy people. Miss Vicksburg ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, June 26, 2017 11:46 am

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Mississippi LGBT law faces more court scrutiny

By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON — Mississippi is in for a long court fight over constitutional questions about its law dealing with religious ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, June 26, 2017 10:26 am

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President Donald Trump eager for big meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

By Vivian Salama Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is eager to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin with full diplomatic bells and whistles when the ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, June 26, 2017 10:22 am

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Governor Phil Bryant criticizes Mississippi’s Mental Health Department as it defends itself

By Jeff Amy Associated Press JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant on Friday reiterated his position that Mississippi’s Mental Health Department isn’t doing enough to get people ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Monday, June 26, 2017 10:14 am

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Court: Mississippi can enforce LGBT religious objections law

By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press JACKSON — A federal appeals court said Thursday that Mississippi can enforce a law that allows merchants and government employees ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 22, 2017 12:11 pm

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Tropical Storm Cindy path update 2017: Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee in storm’s wake

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest Tropical Storm Cindy path update (all times local): 8:10 a.m. Tropical Storm Cindy 2017 has made landfall is and ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:53 am

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Former Southaven mayor acquitted of charges in retrial

OXFORD — A former Mississippi mayor was found not guilty Tuesday, after being retried on charges that he illegally bought a city-owned SUV and was ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 10:52 am

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Tropical Storm Cindy Path 2017: Tracking toward Louisiana, Texas with Mississippi impact

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s official: Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and began churning heavy rain bands toward the northern ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 2:27 pm

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Southwest celebrates first day of summer with heat wave

PHOENIX (AP) — The first day of summer is forecast to bring some of the worst heat the southwestern U.S. has seen in years. The ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:33 am

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U.S. vs. North Korea: America sends bombers in show of force

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in a show of force against North ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 9:48 am

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Tropical storm warning issued for Gulf Coast

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a section of Louisiana’s coast as a weather system approaches from the Gulf of ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 9:22 am

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Democrats hit secrecy of GOP health care bill

By Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lacking the votes to stop it, Democrats are criticizing the still-evolving Senate Republican health care bill as a ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 9:22 am

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President Donald Trump appears to confirm he’s now under investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to confirm Friday that he is under investigation for obstruction of justice, claiming that he is being investigated ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Friday, June 16, 2017 10:18 am

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A ballgame of unity, spirit, friendly rivalry, won by Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats joined in a spirited, friendly rivalry at their annual Congressional Baseball game, many fresh from the penetrating horror of ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Friday, June 16, 2017 10:05 am

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Escaped Georgia prison inmates recaptured in rural Tennessee

By Kate Brumback and Erik Schelzig Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Tenn.  — Two escaped inmates sought in the killings of two guards on a Georgia prison ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Friday, June 16, 2017 10:04 am

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Very thankful that gunman missed Trent Kelly before shooting Steve Scalise

JACKSON — A Texas congressman said a gunman first fired shots at Mississippi Rep. Trent Kelly and missed before shooting a Louisiana congressman while the ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 15, 2017 10:16 am

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Children tossed out of windows in London high-rise blaze

LONDON (AP) — A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 74 ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:31 am

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Top House GOP leader Steve Scalise shot

By Erica Werner Associated Press WASHINGTON — A top House Republican, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman Wednesday at a congressional baseball ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:30 am

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Live stream coverage: House majority whip Scalise shot, ‘hip wound’ not life threatening; suspect in custody

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, officials said. His wounds ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 7:39 am

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Alabama church bus crashes in Atlanta area; 21 injured

ATLANTA (AP) — A church bus carrying high school students and adults has crashed in the Atlanta area, and a fire chief says at least ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 8, 2017 4:45 pm

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Fired FBI Director James Comey faces Senate and rebuts President Donald Trump

By Erica Werner and Eric Tucker Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Testifying under oath in a Senate hearing watched worldwide, former FBI Director James Comey accused ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Thursday, June 8, 2017 10:32 am

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What time does Comey testify on Thursday (June 8)?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage from fired FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated ... Read more

by AP/Wire, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 9:47 pm

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