When disaster recovery becomes a way of life: Community disaster fatigue is on the rise with more frequent floods
Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers
The Latest: US and Iran assert control over Strait of Hormuz after latest attacks
Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward
For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different
Police investigate the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams
Crime|Sports|US|Videos|World
A timeline of Nolan Wells’ disappearance, death and the unfolding investigation
A timeline of Nolan Wells’ disappearance, death and the unfolding investigation
July 13, 2026Mississippi
Crime|Education|Sports
A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation
A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation
July 11, 2026
Crime|Entertainment|Sports|US|World
A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South
A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast
July 11, 2026
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Nolan Wells’ body was found after a July 4 boat trip. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension
Nolan Wells’ body was found after a July 4 boat trip. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension
July 10, 2026
Business|Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle
Two men killed, nine injured in Orchard Cafe parking lot shooting
Two men killed, nine injured in Orchard Cafe parking lot shooting
July 06, 2026
Election|Political|US|World
US Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
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June 29, 2026
Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Political|World
A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed
A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state
June 28, 2026
Economy|Education|Entertainment|Sports
Trinidad Chambliss disagrees with LSU coach Lane Kiffin about how Black recruits view Ole Miss
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss says he doesn't agree with comments first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin made last month that Ole Miss’ past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult
June 27, 2026
Americas|Crime|US|World
Family of 1-year-old killed by police at a Walmart in Mississippi wants video released
The family of a 1-year-old boy killed by police in Mississippi is calling on authorities to release video of the shooting
June 22, 2026
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports
Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations
Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations
June 18, 2026
Business|Environment|Technology
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi
June 17, 2026
Crime|Political
Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years ago resonate today
The modern rhetorical and political resistance to racial equality finds its roots in the conspiratorial segregationists of the civil rights era.
June 11, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Technology
Musk’s xAI, SpaceX hit with class action over data center ‘nuisance’
Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceX have been sued by Mississippi residents who say a power plant fueling nearby data centers is blasting “omnipresent and
June 10, 2026
Health|Science
How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare
Medications used to perform abortions are also widely used to treat severe pregnancy complications, as well as several conditions unrelated to childbirth.
May 26, 2026
Environment|US
Survivors of Mississippi tornadoes crawled under furniture and held onto their kids
Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties
May 07, 2026
Education|Science
Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy
While these Southern states made some gains in reading, they weren’t evenly felt across different student populations.
April 28, 2026
Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Political|World
Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86
Jack Thornell, the Associated Press photographer whose picture from an assassination attempt on James Meredith in 1966 won a Pulitzer Prize, has died at age 86
April 24, 2026
Arts|Education|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle
Teens say 'yes' to prom with free gown fittings at Cade Chapel
Teens say 'yes' to prom with free gown fittings at Cade Chapel
February 23, 2026
Environment|Science|US|World
A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging winds
A strong storm system has brought tornado watches and damage in parts of the Southeast just as the Northeast starts to warm up
February 15, 2026
Environment|Health|Lifestyle
Mississippians near two weeks without power after winter storm
Nearly two weeks after a massive storm left much of Mississippi covered in ice, some people are still without power
February 06, 2026
Environment|Health|Science|World
Thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a storm
Frustrations are bubbling up for the tens of thousands that have been without power for nearly a week in the U.S. South as a new storm looms
January 30, 2026
Environment|Science|US|World
Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages
Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways
January 28, 2026
Environment|Health|US|World
New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee to clear debris and help people stranded in cars and homes still without power as the Southern states brace for another blast of dangerous cold weather
January 29, 2026
Business|Environment|Travel|US|World
Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’
Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’
January 26, 2026