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Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI’s beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world’s richest man against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s benefit.
Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that’s likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department
Former FBI Director James Comey made his first court appearance Wednesday in a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles for the prosecution and will likely be a challenge for the Justice Department to win.
Mexican officials charged with importing massive quantities of drugs into US
The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States.
Supreme Court weakens a landmark Civil Rights-era law and aids GOP efforts to control the House
The Supreme Court on Wednesday hollowed out a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana and opening the door for more redistricting across the country that could aid Republican efforts to control the House.
Daniel McCarthy: Colleges are making political violence worse
The ranks of would-be presidential assassins are a cavalcade of losers, yet the latest shooter who set out to murder Donald Trump — the man who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Sunday — turns out to have an elite educational background.
Letter: Agrees with editorial on cannabis
Editors are correct in their assessment that Mississippi’s medical cannabis program is operating as intended and that abuses are minimal (“The reefer madness never came,”
US soldier pleads not guilty to using intel on Maduro raid to win $400,000 on Polymarket
A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket.
Powell plans to stay on at Fed after his term as chair ends, citing legal actions by administration
Jerome Powell plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month “for an undetermined period of time,” saying the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation’s central bank at risk.
The Verdict: Clay County criminal dispositions for April 6-15
Judge Michelle Easterling ■ Jimmy Clark Pee, grand larceny, dismissed; ■ Tia Perez Holt, possession of a weapon by a felon, 10 years MDOC, one
Former Starkville High teacher convicted of touching minors
A former Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District teacher was convicted Wednesday of three counts of touching a child for lustful purposes.
Mary Means Business: Don’t call it a comeback, Ruben’s has been here for years
Ruben’s is about to be back on the water, folks.
Sorsby gambling addiction casts light on issue that could affect thousands of college athletes
In the eight years since the Supreme Court cleared the way for legal sports gambling across the country, the bad headlines for college sports have picked up.
Paul Skenes rents a bounce house for Pirates’ clubhouse to celebrate Konnor Griffin’s 20th birthday
A bounce house stood in the middle of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ clubhouse before Monday night’s game against St. Louis, courtesy of NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes.
Thunder breeze through the first round for a 3rd straight year and brace for tougher games ahead
Oklahoma City’s first-round dominance in the NBA playoffs continues.
No. 10 Bulldogs drop No. 17 Rebels in Pearl, win Governor’s Cup
PEARL — Mississippi State continued their recent dominance over Ole Miss and now has won nine in a row overall. Behind a big first inning,
Simple, convenient, time-saving snacks for busy families
When every afternoon feels like a race to the dinner table and weekends are a blur of activities, there’s only one way to keep loved ones from getting “hangry”: easy, delicious appetizers and snacks.
United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel
The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices.
Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement
The Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal court on Tuesday that law enforcement agencies have long known that the nonprofit paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups, rejecting assertions by the Trump administration that the nonprofit steered money to the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups without the knowledge of authorities.
US consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gasoline prices
U.S. consumer confidence rose modestly in April despite growing anxiety over soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran.
Mississippi’s largest synagogue finds triumph in rebuilding after arson
Black, sweeping lines form an outline of a tree on the brick wall that once displayed the Tree of Life in Mississippi’s largest synagogue.
Holiday Handcrafts Bazaar accepting vendor applications
July 12, 2025
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