MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis police officer testified under a plea deal Wednesday that he helped cover up the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols because he wanted to protect his job, and was ...

NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual ...

WASHINGTON — The House has passed a temporary measure that would keep federal agencies funded when the new fiscal year begins next Tuesday while punting final spending decisions for the next ...

SEATTLE — Boeing is giving the union representing striking factory workers more time to consider a revised contract offer with bigger pay increases and more bonus money, but it was unclear ...

WASHINGTON — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new survey from The ...

WASHINGTON — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination ...

WASHINGTON — Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Darrell Clark Henly, 66, died Sept. 11, 2024. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, at Second Baptist M.B. Church in Starkville. Burial will follow at Henley Cemetery ...

FORNEY, Texas — Amari J. Long, 4 months, died Sept. 8, 2024, at Children’s Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at Greater Mr. Zion Church in Columbus ...

After more than 100 years in business, Badcock Home Furniture & More is officially closing stores nationwide. The Starkville location, 416 Hwy. 12, has adorned its windows with store closing signs ...

FLOWOOD — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that legislators should ignore “myths” from opponents who want to block efforts by him and some other Republican leaders to phase out the ...

PHEBA — Willie “Ninnon” Edd Mosley, 102, died Sept. 24, 2024, at his residence. Funeral services will be at noon Sunday, at New Covenant M.B. Church in Mantee, with Herbert Ivy officiating.