Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ‘effective immediately’

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude.

Birdwatching brings globe’s curvature curbside

On a quiet street in Tupelo’s Old Town neighborhood, Margaret Gratz can step onto her back porch, lift a pair of binoculars and be transported across continents.

Everyday Clay: Thoughts from a storage unit

“It’s just a few stacks of old records and some chairs; it’s really not that much.”

Photo: A fiesta in the making

Ducks in the sky bring their own magic with them

The Boy loved hunting and dreamed of travel. The idea of ducks coasting down from far northern latitudes to creek bottom sloughs nearby put the two together, and his imagination sparked into life.

Community Calendar for 3-7-26

Now through May 1 ■ Annual Celebration of Quilts: The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library hosts its annual quilt exhibition at the downtown library, 314 Seventh St.

Starkville, MSU partner to design new city arboretum

Mississippi State University’s landscape architecture program and the city of Starkville are partnering to design a new public arboretum at Cornerstone Park.

House revives teacher pay raise bill, giving Senate ‘one more bite at the apple’

After both legislative chambers killed the other’s teacher pay raise proposals this week, the House on Friday unanimously unveiled a new teacher pay bill, sharply criticizing the Senate in the process.

Jackets storm back in second half to defeat Germantown, win 7A title

JACKSON – It came down to the end, but Starkville is back on top. Behind the second-half play of Jerwan McCarter and some key offensive

Starkville girls dominate Harrison Central for 7A basketball state title

JACKSON — Starkville got its revenge. After falling in the state title game in overtime last season, the Yellow Jackets dominated Harrison Central 39-22 to

Stocks drop after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024

Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran.

Jabe Nicholson: Double exposure

It was quite the day when my dad, just home from the war, was able to purchase a Kodak Brownie movie camera.

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response.

Jeff Robbins: Both sides now: The cons and pros of ‘Operation Epic Fury’

A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a U.S. Senate committee. The old hand, who’d worked in the Capitol for years, reflected. “Here’s the thing, son,” he replied. “Things ain’t all on the level down here.”

More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss

Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.

Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country.

Columbus rolls past Natchez, 75-40, into 5A title game

For the first time since 2018, Columbus is back in the state title game.

Last 2 names of 6 US soldiers who died in Kuwait attack identified by the Pentagon

The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa.

Report: NCAA appealing Trinidad Chambliss injunction

The NCAA is appealing the preliminary injunction that was granted to Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss last month and made him eligible for the 2026 college football season, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Thursday.

Daniel McCarthy: Immigration enforcement saves lives

When a 41-year-old mother is murdered at a bus stop, who bothers to protest?