Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push
The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for voting rights and racial justice, to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts.
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition.
Another surge for Micron, Wall Street’s latest $1 trillion company, sends US stocks to records
The U.S. stock market rose to records Tuesday as it caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were “proceeding nicely” with Iran on ending their war.
Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’
President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina.
After a Minnesota church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services
At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction to a high-profile protest inside a Minnesota church that prompted outrage from faith leaders.
Iran condemns US strikes as a show of ‘bad faith’ and begins restoring internet after long shutdown
Iran on Tuesday denounced the most recent U.S. strikes as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability” as negotiations pressed on toward a possible deal to end the war, and the Islamic Republic began restoring internet access after one of the longest nationwide shutdowns ever.
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help GOP
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections.
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
Single Gen Z women outpace Gen Z men to homeownership despite overall decline in first-time buyers
Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home.
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.
North Korea launches ballistic missile and other weapons over the sea in latest show of force
North Korea launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, days after the leaders of Russia and China voiced their opposition to Western pressures on North Korea.
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port, the company that operates it said Tuesday.
Israel and Hezbollah clash along a strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes
Israel’s military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group on Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegations.
Museum of the Bible works toward worldwide scripture access
“Raise your hand if you’ve been transformed by the power of God’s word.”
Bicyclist injured in Saturday crash on Hwy 82 in Oktibbeha
A vehicle colliding with a pedestrian in Oktibbeha County was one of 16 crashes to which Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Troop G responded over the Memorial Day weekend.
Navy pilots safely eject from plane over Noxubee
Two Navy pilots safely ejected from an aircraft Tuesday before it crashed on private farmland in Noxubee County near Shuqualak.
Child in critical condition after Memorial Day shooting
A Memorial Day shooting sent two bystanders to the hospital, including a child who remains in critical condition, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry told The Dispatch.
Education briefs for 5-26-26
MSU students recognized for service, leadership in natural resources STARKVILLE – Mississippi State University recognized 30 students at the recent spring MSU College of Forest
Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
