Religion

Atheist group says Mississippi school aided in Bible giveaway

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — An atheist group says it objects to a Mississippi principal telling fifth-grade teachers to take students through a public school lobby where Gideons were handing out Bibles. The American Humanist Association […]

News

2 dead as storm system sweeps across the South

ATLANTA (AP) — A severe storm system rolled across the South for a second day Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands as it made a mess of the morning commute in Atlanta and other Southern […]

Entertainment

‘Gone Girl’ tops box office for second weekend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four new films couldn’t catch “Gone Girl” at theaters this weekend. The Fox thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife goes missing is poised to top the box office […]

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1 dead in U.S. 49 accident involving state trooper

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a wreck on Highway 49, north of the south gate of Camp Shelby. Hattiesburg Police spokesman, Lt. Jon Traxler, tells […]

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Storm system causes scattered damage across Mississippi

JACKSON, Mississippi(AP) — Trees tumbled and some buildings were damaged Monday, but few injuries were reported as a strong cold front pushed a line of thunderstorms across Mississippi. Starkville, where a sharp, brief storm hit […]