NCAA bans 6 more college basketball players in sports betting probe
The NCAA revoked the eligibility of six men’s college basketball players on Friday as a result of three…
Last monkey from Mississippi highway escape is captured by authorities
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway…
Innovate Mississippi startup accelerator wants to create new jobs and opportunities
Mississippi has bemoaned its lack of technology startups and venture capital since the first dot-com boom in the…
Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, court rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century…
Kentucky governor bans synthetic drug blamed by several attorneys general for link to overdoses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer…
Gymnast who sparked FBI sex abuse inquiry says she ‘needed to speak out’
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Recalling the damage her now-arrested coach inflicted on her and many of her…
Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at top US gymnastics academy is arrested
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse…
Mississippi sends National Guard troops to DC for Trump federal crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops…
Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies at 74 a month before his induction
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall…
Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after…