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Why Americans are getting new credit cards
A big change is happening inside your wallet.
House votes to repeal country-of-origin labeling on meat
Under threat of trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico, the House has voted to repeal a law requiring country-of-origin labels on packages of beef, pork and poultry.
Building permits 6-11-15
Murder charge dropped against woman who induced abortion
A Georgia prosecutor dropped a murder charge Wednesday but is pursuing a drug possession count against a 23-year-old woman accused of ending her pregnancy without a prescription, using pills she bought online.
Study: Rape prevention training works
A program that taught college women ways to prevent sexual assault cut in half the chances they would be raped over the next year, a Canadian study found.
Health head: Congress' problem if court voids health law aid
Congress and the states will need to find an answer if the Supreme Court strikes down the federal subsidies that are a foundation of President Barack Obama's health care law, his health secretary told lawmakers Wednesday.
Business brief: Southern Ionics Inc. makes purchase
Business brief: Brooks awarded
Kangaroo, other exotic animals visit library
Dozens of children at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library on Tuesday were hopping with excitement at the sight of a baby kangaroo.
In Lowndes, 23 percent on government assistance
The Lowndes County director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services spoke to the Rotary club Tuesday about the department's efforts with regards to SNAP -- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Harrison, Lowndes Co. leader, dies at 69
Esther Harrison, a Columbus native whose drive to help her community led her to spearhead African American voter registration drives during the civil rights movement and later serve a decade-plus in the state Legislature, died this morning.
Local, state Dems converge at Beans and Greens
Rickey Cole looked out at a room full of Oktibbeha County Democrats and reminded them to stay together.
Lt. Gov. speaks at Lowndes County Republican Women lunch
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves spoke at the Lowndes County Republican Women's monthly lunch at Lion Hills at noon Tuesday.
Parents urged to submit voucher applications quickly
The Mississippi Department of Education is urging parents to submit applications quickly for new special education vouchers.
Rep. Kelly sworn in as new House member
Republican Trent Kelly of Mississippi has become the newest member of the House.
US to send more troops to Iraq for expanded training mission
An expected White House decision to send several hundred more troops to Iraq to expand training of Iraqi forces in Anbar province is not a shift in U.S. strategy but is aimed at helping Iraq retake the provincial capital, Ramadi, and eventually blunt the Islamic State's battlefield momentum.
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