ATLANTA (AP) — As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to reconcile the transition from the nation’s first black president to a president-elect still struggling […]
BILOXI, Mississippi (AP) — The City of Biloxi has decided to ditch “Great Americans Day” and rename it to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The Biloxi City Council voted 6-0 to make the change Monday. The […]
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A consulting group is recommending that Mississippi adopt a new school funding formula and phase it in over five to eight years. EdBuild CEO Rebecca […]
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Every third Monday in January, Arkansas state offices are closed in observance of an unlikely holiday: the shared birthdays of slain civil rights leader Martin […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – Columbus police have launched a criminal investigation into whether a fast-food worker intentionally served contaminated food. The Commercial Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2jgEWak ) reports that a Tupelo resident who may have received contaminated […]
ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the […]
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) – A landmark Clay County antebellum home has been vandalized for the second time in three months. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott tells The Commercial Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2jgHlBO ) that sheriff’s deputies […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan ripped into Donald Trump on Sunday for “talking and tweeting” about possibly easing sanctions against Russia, saying the president-elect lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow […]
By JENNIFER C. KERR WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson defended his experience and credentials Thursday to serve as the nation’s new housing secretary, turning to his life story to show that […]
By BRIAN WITTE BALTIMORE (AP) — Six children were killed in a massive house fire in northeast Baltimore early Thursday, while their mother and three of her other children were able to escape the blaze […]
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