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 […]

Business

Coke bets on ‘premium milk’ to boost category

NEW YORK (AP) — Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular. And it’s betting people will pay twice as much for it. The national rollout of […]