Business

Mississippi to receive $33 million from Standard & Poor’s settlement

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The state of Mississippi will receive $33 million from a national settlement with Standard & Poor’s over allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger […]

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Taiwan plane with 58 aboard crashes in Taipei; 19 killed

By RALPH JENNINGS TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing […]

Sports

Bill would allow home schooled students to play public school sports

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi home school students would be able to participate in sports and extracurricular activities at their local public schools under a bill moving forward in the state Senate. The Senate Education […]

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Commuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 7 people

By KILEY ARMSTRONG VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a crossing on Tuesday night, killing seven people, injuring several others and sending hundreds of […]

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How Obama would spend your money in 2016, agency by agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure, $4 trillion sounds like a lot. But it goes fast when your budget stretches from aging highways to medical care to space travel and more. Here’s an agency-by-agency look at how […]