MSU’s food science, culinology students cooking up success at national competition

Two student teams from Mississippi State’s Department of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Promotion have advanced to the finals of the Research Chefs Association’s National Innovation Competition, set this week in Westminster, Colorado.

Mississippi jury acquits engineer accused of lying about 2017 military plane crash

A jury has acquitted a former engineer overseeing military aircraft maintenance of charges of making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation of a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members aboard.

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy.

FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back statements by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the drug showed great promise for people with autism.

What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls

Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support.

‘Ship of Gold’ treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for

A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now free, federal records show.

Robert St. John: The Bridge

Two years of planning a yearlong trip collapsed in a single sentence at a Volvo dealership in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The science of the swirl

It’s been about three weeks since I’ve baked, y’all – that might as well be a lifetime for me!

Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold

Russian and Ukrainian officials made rival claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it pushed Moscow’s forces back across places on the front line and the Kremlin insisting Russia’s invasion of its neighbor is making progress.

WNBA and players’ union to meet as CBA deadline nears to get season started on time, AP source says

The WNBA and the players’ union are set to meet Tuesday to continue discussions on reaching a new collective bargaining agreement as a deadline to get the season started on time is at hand, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

NCAA asks Mississippi Supreme Court to quickly block judge’s ruling on Chambliss’ eligibility

The NCAA is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to quickly throw out a trial court judge’s ruling that granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss one more year of college sports eligibility.

Owls sweep Blackburn in SLIAC-opening home series

The W baseball enjoyed a winning weekend in its home – and St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) – opening games by taking all three games versus Blackburn College at CCA Field. The Owls (8-5, 3-0 SLIAC) won a pair of tight contests in Friday’s doubleheader, before administering a comeback spanking to the Beavers (4-4, 0-3 SLIAC) in Saturday’s series finale, 14-7.

Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th US casualty to die in Iran war

A Kentucky man who joined the Army shortly after graduating from high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Trump grieves with families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.

Education: Readers in the making

‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ‘60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

“Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s state primaries

Mississippi voters will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday. The state’s junior Republican U.S. senator and the entire U.S. House delegation are up for reelection, and all but one have drawn multiple challengers from one or both major political parties hoping to replace them.

Travelers encounter long waits at some airports as DHS shutdown affects security checkpoints

Travelers complained of long waits Sunday — lasting hours in some cases — at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Education: EMCC student earns prestigious PTK Scholar award

East Mississippi Community College sophomore Emma Morgan was at work when she received an email stating she was selected as a 2026 Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite Scholar and will receive a $5,000 scholarship.

Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died.