Georgia Man Who Threw Boiled Water on Gay Men Gets 40 Years A judge sentenced a Georgia man to 40 years in prison Wednesday for throwing boiled water on a gay couple sleeping in an apartment, leaving them with severe burns that required surgery.
France's Sarkozy Brands Burkinis a 'Provocation' France's former conservative president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has branded the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that he says supports radicalized Islam.
Cindy Hyde-SmithMississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith is serving on an agriculture advisory committee for Republic presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Private Lives are Exposed as WikiLeaks Spills its Secrets WikiLeaks' global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, The Associated Press has found.
Bully XXA bulldog who roamed the sidelines as the Mississippi State University mascot has died.
S. Korea, US Start Drills Despite N. Korea's Nuclear Threat South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday despite North Korea's threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal.
Samba, Reflections and Pride in Final Rio Olympics Party Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief.
Trump Says He's Not Flip-Flopping on Immigration Republican Donald Trump insists that he's not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally — even though his new campaign manager now says his stance is "to …
Judge in Texas Temporarily Blocks Obama's Transgender Rules A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine.
Mississippi lawmakers are starting public hearings to evaluate state spending, and they're focusing on why some students finish high school without being fully prepared for college.
A group suing over how Mississippi's charter schools are funded and governed is pushing for a quick ruling in the case.
Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith is serving on an agriculture advisory committee for Republic presidential nominee Donald Trump.
A bulldog who roamed the sidelines as the Mississippi State University mascot has died.