Tip leads police to busting illegal gambling operation in West Point
Police shut down an illegal gambling operation Monday, arresting two men who were allegedly running an unsanctioned casino with 14 machines.
What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs
They’re sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips.
The Fed welcomes a ‘soft landing’ even if many Americans don’t feel like cheering
When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring that the inflation surge that gripped the nation for three painful years was now essentially defeated.
GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes
Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a man named Paul who said he wanted to help.
7 people killed in Mississippi bus crash were all from Mexico, highway patrol says
The seven people killed in a weekend bus crash in Mississippi were all from Mexico, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said Tuesday as it released their names and ages.
China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate
When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president.
A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won’t come until after the presidential election
A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race.
Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, possibly ending a streak of five straight monthly declines but the numbers are hovering near four-year lows.
Ex-official in Mississippi is treated for gambling addiction amid embezzlement charge, lawyer says
A former tax assessor and collector in north Mississippi checked into a residential treatment center for a gambling addiction after he called the state auditor’s office and confessed to misusing more than $300,000 in public money, his attorney said Tuesday.
One more death in US, the 28th, is attributed to Takata air bag inflators that can spew shrapnel
Another death has been linked to dangerous Takata air bag inflators by U.S. regulators, the 28th in the United States.
James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88
James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88.
US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel
The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack.
Is Usha Vance’s Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?
Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance.
AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient
Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is.
Water, sewer rates won’t change … for now
Water and sewer rates are staying the same, for now at least.
In memoriam: Starkville’s everywhere man ‘lived large, laughed large and loved large’
Some people pass away in their sleep or quietly slip away in a nursing home or hospital room.
That would never have been Chris Taylor’s style, though.
Redistricting map adopted with no public hearing
City council members voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a new ward map, rejecting Mayor Keith Gaskin’s urging to first hold a public hearing on the changes.
Mayor returns to work after 2-week health absence
Mayor Keith Gaskin sat at his desk Tuesday afternoon shuffling through documents that would come up for discussion at that evening’s city council meeting.
Victim found burned in car, murder suspected
Sheriff’s deputies found a burned body in a car Monday morning at Luxapalila Creek Park. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said his department is investigating it as a homicide.
Vice mayor wants to delay city raises, buy more cameras
The city’s vice mayor wants to delay city employee raises by three months and purchase double the planned number of police cameras next fiscal year.