Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court’s order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention
Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms.
Business Brief: Nabors promoted to Trustmark branch officer
Trustmark is pleased to announce that Scott Nabors has been promoted to branch officer in Columbus, where he serves as a relationship banker/branch manager.
‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.
What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer
Kentucky lawmakers have brushed aside the objections of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to enact a new law that could protect global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers that a commonly used weedkiller could cause cancer.
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia
Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.
Ford recalls more than 400,000 trucks and SUVs because windshield wipers can fail
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles because the windshield wiper arms can break, causing reduced visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
City approves sale of surplus Southside lots
A few houses down from the one he grew up in on Fifth Avenue South, Jerome Stephenson remembers playing basketball on a court at a nearby property.
Starkville moves forward with preservation efforts at Brush Arbor
Moving down University Drive, Assistant City Planner Lyle MeCaskey said it’s easy to pass Brush Arbor cemetery without realizing it’s there.
Mary Means Business: Coleman’s Bar and Bistro opens in West Point
West Point Mayor Rod Bobo purchased a vacant building with hopes to pour back into the city.
The day the last shuttle dropped in on Columbus
Columbus Air Force Base only had two hours notice before the space shuttle Atlantis, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747, landed on its runway.
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S. — at least for now — in a setback to Louisiana’s effort to stifle groups that send it into states where abortion is banned.
Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East.
On Hungary visit, Vance urges voters to support Orbán days before pivotal election
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday urged Hungarians to back Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in upcoming elections, dubbing the populist leader a defender of “Western civilization” during a visit to Hungary meant to help push Orbán over the finish line.
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, an Iraqi official tells the AP
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.
Stopgap measures aren’t enough to halt rising prices as the world scrambles for more oil
Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the market when tankers full of crude were stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaged refineries, pipelines and export terminals.
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia
Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.
Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates
The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many parts of the country favor home shoppers this spring.
Moms for Liberty wanted a seat on the school board. Trump gave them a voice in the White House
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order against transgender athletes last year, he took a moment to thank Tina Descovich, co-founder and CEO of Moms for Liberty.
