The American Legion Department of Mississippi recently named Lee Boyd, history teacher and head baseball coach at New Hope High School, educator of the year during the organization’s annual ...

Support for Israel’s military action in Gaza has declined substantially among U.S. adults, with only about one-third approving, according to a new Gallup poll — a drop from the beginning of ...

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A Columbus home damaged in a fire Sunday afternoon is pictured. Fire Chief Duane Hughes said the blaze was extinguished in less than 30 minutes, and no injuries were reported. (Courtesy of ...

A microscopic discovery in a California lake sparked buzz and controversy more than a decade ago when it was first revealed.

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for repeatedly punching a Black detainee whose beating by guards was recorded by a jail security camera nearly ...

Issac Smith leads a Bulldog defense hungry for improvement after disastrous 2024 The preseason All-SEC defender expects more accountability from the unit after an offseason of retooling with new ...

MUW men’s basketball coach Dean Burrows on the sideline during a game against Pensacola Christian College in 2024. Burrows, who is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Owls, will also ...

The 14th Chancery Court will host clinics to help local low-income families receive free legal assistance for family law matters.

Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing ...

Eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals, officials said.

The group filed an emergency application Monday, days after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Mississippi law could take effect. While NetChoice has sued other states over age ...