Moore says he made an ‘honest mistake’ failing to correct application claiming Bronze Star
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday he made “an honest mistake” in failing to correct a White House fellowship application 18 years ago when he wrote he had received a Bronze Star for his military service in Afghanistan though he never ended up receiving it, after the New York Times obtained a copy of the application and reported on it.
Neighbor held in disappearance of couple from California nudist resort. Both believed to be dead
Police used a tanklike vehicle with a battering ram to smash into a Southern California home and arrest the next-door neighbor of a couple living in a nudist community who were reported missing earlier this week, officials said Friday.
An Alabama man is charged in a cold case involving a Georgia woman who was stabbed to death
An Alabama man is in custody for the stabbing death of a woman 24 years ago at her home in Georgia, authorities said Friday.
Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot.
Mississippi sues drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers over opioids
The state of Mississippi is suing drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers alleging that opioids were over-prescribed.
Delta mechanic who died in Atlanta explosion considered New Hope home
Mirko Marweg left Columbus for Atlanta more than 30 years ago. Even so, his ties to the New Hope area and Mississippi remained strong, said his son, Andre Coleman.
ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking
Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns.
Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ in Trump staff dispute but won’t seek charges
An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” in an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, but she declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday.
Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says
At least nine people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows
People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday.
Botched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad.
Oklahoma teachers were told to use the Bible. There’s resistance from schools as students return
Oklahoma’s Bixby school district has lots to show off for a fast-growing Tulsa suburb: a state-of-the-art new high school set to open by 2025, a new ninth grade gymnasium and plans for a $12 million upgrade to a football complex that already rivals that of many small colleges.
Biden administration approves Mississippi’s $1.2 billion internet access plan
Mississippi’s plan to spend $1.2 billion in federal money to expand broadband internet access statewide has received approval from the Biden administration.
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
Mississippi seafood distributor pleads guilty to decadeslong fish mislabeling scheme
A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species, federal authorities said.
Mississippi sheriff sets new security after escaped inmate was captured in Chicago
A Mississippi sheriff’s department says it has set new security procedures since an inmate escaped and fled to Chicago, where he was arrested last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention.
City signals additional tax cuts, then changes mind
At a Thursday morning work session, the city council voted to call a public hearing to potentially further dampen tax hikes for Fiscal Year 2025. By that evening, council members changed their minds.
Council still won’t commit to grant match for visitors center restoration
City council members are expected to vote Tuesday on whether to match a grant that is helping fund renovations to the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center downtown.
Second school bus rear-ended in the Golden Triangle this month
A blue Ford Mustang struck a Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District bus Thursday morning, according to police, marking the second time this month a Golden Triangle school bus has been rear-ended.
Iran’s supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran’s nuclear program
Iran’s supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling its civilian government there was “no harm” in engaging with its “enemy.”