Merchell PittmanMerchell Pittman, a program support assistant at the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, says some of the greatest lessons in her life have come from her nearly two decades of military service.
South Korea Halts Propaganda Broadcasts as Koreas Reach DealSeoul halted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts over loudspeakers on the border Tuesday, hours after North Korea expressed "regret" over two South Korean soldiers maimed by recent land mine blasts.
Record Number of Migrants Arrive in HungaryThe latest surge of migrants crossing the Balkans has brought a record number to Hungary despite government efforts to quickly build a 4-meter (13-foot) high fence on the Serbian border to stop them.
Coleman, Amos Head to Transportation Commission Democratic RunoffAlthough it wasn't as a big of a surprise as the outcome of the race for governor, the Democratic primary for the Central District representative to the Mississippi Transportation Commission also raised a few eyebrows.
New Orleans Rises Decade After Katrina, but Gaps RemainAs people search for words to describe New Orleans' recovery a decade after Hurricane Katrina, they sometimes use words verging on the Biblical—an economic and cultural resurrection, a rising from the ashes.
Eddie CusicMississippi guitarist Eddie Cusic, a man whose contributions to the blues music scene far outweigh his own recognition, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 89 years old.
Iran Deal Picks Up Support Following Reid's EndorsementWith Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on board, the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers is picking up momentum to survive fierce opposition from Republican and Israeli opponents.
Survivors Tell of Deep Grief from Colorado Theater MassacreIn trembling, tearful voices, two daughters of a man killed in the Colorado theater shooting told a judge Monday his death shattered their lives and left them in a black hole of sorrow.
Police: Louisiana Trooper Dies After Being Shot in HeadA Louisiana trooper died Monday after he was shot by an apparently stranded motorist who stood over the officer and told him afterward, "You're lucky — you're going to die soon," state police said.