Business

Mississippi unemployment rate falls as payrolls stay flat

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate kept falling in September, as more people reported finding jobs. The jobless rate fell to 6.1 percent from 6.3 percent in August, and was below September 2014’s 7.3 […]

Business

Amazon sues to stop phony product reviews

NEW YORK (AP) — Internet users increasingly rely on online customer reviews when making spending decisions, whether they’re buying an iPhone case on Amazon or hiring an Uber ride in their hometown. But just how […]

News

Mississippi social worker charged with kidnapping juveniles

TUPELO, Miss. — A Tupelo woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say she kidnapped two children from the Gulf Coast. Multiple media outlets report that 29-year-old Georgia Sasso, a social worker for the […]

Health

World’s first female sex drug could spur similar meds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most women with low sexual desire won’t rush to get the first prescription drug that hit the market Saturday to boost female libido. But they may have more options down the road. […]

Sports

Memphis upsets Ole Miss 37-24

(AP) Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as Memphis stunned No. 13 Mississippi 37-24 on Saturday. Memphis (6-0) has won 13 straight games dating back to last season, which is the third […]

Education

Protests at Ole Miss turn to shouting over Confederate flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An integrated group of at least 200 students and faculty members rallied Friday at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, urging the Ole Miss administration to stop flying the state flag […]

Education

Mississippi taking closer look at school contractors

CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials say they’re trying to measure whether struggling school districts are getting good results from contractors hired to help teachers and students. In a presentation Thursday to the State Board […]