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Obama Condemns Attacks on Police in Baton RougeWASHINGTON (AP) — The attacks on public servants and the rule of law "have to stop," President Barack Obama said Sunday after another shooting spree targeting police killed three officers in Baton Rouge and wounded three others.
Chris Smith, Former Mississippi State Football Player, Shot and KilledMERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A spokesman for Mississippi State University is confirming the death of the school's former wide receiver Chris Smith.
Mississippi Power: Syngas Production Starts at Kemper Plant Mississippi Power says it has started producing "syngas" using lignite at the Kemper County power plant being built in Mississippi.
Brady to Drop Appeal, Serve 4-Game 'Deflategate' Suspension Tom Brady said Friday he will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block his four-game "Deflategate" suspension, ending his fight in a scandal that tested the power of the NFL commissioner and tarnished the reputation of one of the …
Man Dead After Firing at Plainclothes Baltimore Officers Baltimore police officers responding to the sound of gunshots fatally shot a man who fired at them with an AR-15 style rifle, authorities said Friday.
Mourners Stream Past Casket of Black Man Killed by PoliceA steady stream of mourners filed past the casket of Alton Sterling, the 37-year-old black man who was shot to death by two white police officers as he was pinned to the pavement outside a convenience store.
Senator's Speech on Race Stirs Recollections of Police Stops South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, candidly described being stopped by police, even Capitol Hill cops, because of the color of his skin. It's an experience all too familiar to many of his African-American …
Man Charged in Burning Death of Woman Pleads Not Guilty A 27-year-old man, who also faces a murder indictment in Louisiana, has pleaded not guilty in the 2014 burning death of a Mississippi woman.
France Reels as Bastille Day Truck Attack Kills 84 in Nice A Tunisian living in France drove a large truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice's beachfront, killing at least 84 people, many of them children, according to police and hospital officials. The slaughter ended only after police killed the …
AP Source: Trump Offered Pence Vice President Job Thursday Donald Trump has offered Mike Pence the job of vice president, and Trump aides have told the Indiana governor the formal announcement could be made on Saturday.
East Mississippi Community College Starts Smoke-Free Policy East Mississippi Community College is joining several other college campuses that have implemented a tobacco-free policy.
Congress Leaves Washington, Its Dysfunction on Display Congress exited a sweltering Washington on Thursday, its dysfunction on full display as it left behind must-do legislation to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a stalemate over lawmakers' basic job of fulfilling agency budgets.
Unable to Stop Syria's War, US Offers Russia New Partnership The United States on Thursday offered Russia a broad new military partnership in Syria, hoping the attraction of a unified campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida — and a Russian commitment to ground Syria's bombers — could end …
Mississippi Lawmakers to Examine Taxes and Spending Mississippi legislative leaders are appointing groups to study tax policies and examine state spending.
Civil War Governor's Mansion Burns Down in Louisiana Fire has destroyed an antebellum plantation house that served as the governor's mansion for nine months during the Civil War.