Entertainment
Love, Simon
Film Review by Kam Williams Gay Teen Cruelly Forced Out of the Closet in Heartwarming Coming-of-Age Dramedy Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) would tell you himself that he’s your typical teen except for the fact […]
News
News
Attorney says police were unjustified in shooting his client
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) – An attorney says police were unjustified in shooting his client in a supermarket parking lot in suburban Jackson. Lawyer Dow Yoder tells WLBT-TV that Flowood police shot Kenara McDavid four times […]
Sports
Casey wins at Innisbrook as Woods come up short by a putt
By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Right when Paul Casey felt he was a winner in the Valspar Championship, he looked up at the TV and saw a scene that […]
Business
Airbus gets $273M deal to make helicopters in Mississippi
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – The U.S. Army is awarding a $273 million contract to a Mississippi helicopter maker for 35 aircraft. The Army announced the contract with Airbus Helicopters on Thursday for more UH-72A Lakota […]
Education
Bryant names 4 more members to College Board
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant is nominating four people to the board that oversees Mississippi’s eight public universities, making him the first governor to appoint all 12 trustees. The nominees include Hattiesburg radiologist […]
Auto News
2018 Lexus RC 350 F Sport
By Frank S. Washington AboutThatCar.com DETROIT –The Lexus RC was the first tangible proof as in sheet metal that Lexus intended to put some design snap in its lineup. The two-seat coupe was unlike anything […]
Entertainment
A Wrinkle in Time
Film Review by Kam Williams Dazzling Adaptation of Beloved Children’s Classic Brought to the Big Screen Madeleine L’Engle finished writing “A Wrinkle in Time” in 1960, but the escapist fantasy was rejected by over […]
News
Mississippi man indicted in shooting deaths of 8 people
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi grand jury has indicted a man in the shooting deaths of eight people, including a deputy sheriff. Willie Cory Godbolt was indicted Thursday […]
Business
Hiring surge added 313K jobs in February, most in 1½ years
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers went on a hiring binge in February, adding 313,000 jobs, the most in any month since July 2016, and drawing hundreds of thousands of […]
News
Officer charged with assaulting black jaywalking suspect
By JONATHAN DREW The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A white police officer whose body camera recorded him beating a black pedestrian he accused of jaywalking has been arrested on assault charges in North […]