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Miss. Senate race tops Tuesday's 8 primaries
Strange, unsavory twists in Mississippi's Senate Republican race are grabbing the most attention of Tuesday's primary elections in eight states.
Trial for suspect in roadside shooting Monday
The trial of James D. Willie, accused of fatally shooting of a Nebraska man along a North Mississippi highway in 2012, is scheduled to begin Monday in Panola County Circuit Court in Sardis.
Al-Qaida decentralized, but not necessarily weaker
Al-Qaida has decentralized, yet it's unclear whether the terrorist network is weaker and less likely to launch a Sept. 11-style attack against the United States, as President Barack Obama says, or remains potent despite the deaths of several leaders.
'Brady Bunch' actress Ann B. Davis died Sunday in Texas
Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who became the country's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88.
Senate to take up new VA bill after scandal
Details of a refashioned bill to address the problems plaguing the federally run veterans' health care system were released Sunday by its sponsor, the chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.
Suspect surrenders after Saturday shooting
The suspect of a Saturday morning shooting has turned himself into authorities.
Circuit clerk hoping for strong election turnout
The Lowndes County Circuit Clerk's office has trained 180 poll workers to staff the county's 22 voting precincts for Tuesday's primary election.
'Toofus' graffiti viewed both as iconic and nuisance
For more than a year a mysterious face has been appearing on spaces in the heart of downtown Columbus.
Storm shelter demand has spiked after recent tornadoes
Before April 28, two suppliers of storm shelters reported an average of four to 10 orders for them a month in 2014. Each of them say since then, they've sold more than 100 and that it could be several months before they catch up with installing them.
Cochran keeps calm amid Senate race scandal
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran is in the fight of his political life in a brutal, too-personal Republican primary that has drawn his bedridden wife into the melee and resulted in criminal charges against some of his opponent's supporters.
Proposed expansion would make Starkville Kroger third-largest in state
A proposed $16.5 million project could make Starkville's Kroger location the company's third-largest store in the state.
Man charged with stealing human skin from hospital
A medical company sales representative was charged with stealing more than $350,000 worth of human skin over a period of several years.
Man returns $125,000 that fell from armored truck
A Salvation Army worker in California is being rewarded for his decision to return a bag containing $125,000 that fell from an armored truck.
Cross-country flight diverted after dog poops
A cross-country fight had to make an unscheduled landing when a service dog pooped twice in the aisle, sickening passengers with the odor.
Taylor seeks to unseat Palazzo
Gene Taylor has run for Congress 13 times before now, but never before as a Republican.
Former Hattiesburg mayor Bobby Chain dies, 84
Shinseki exit breaks Obama's crisis mold
This was not in the Barack Obama playbook.
Soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan
The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday.
Obama says goodbye to White House press secretary
White House press secretary Jay Carney became the news instead of just delivering it Friday, when President Barack Obama unexpectedly interrupted the daily media briefing to announce Carney's resignation after three and a half years as his primary spokesman.
Barbour faces off with tea party at GOP conference
Even as Republicans preach the need for solidarity, divisions between the tea party and the GOP establishment are clear at a national conservative summit.
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