WASHINGTON — A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began. An inflation gauge ...

WEST POINT — Octavious Griffin, 80, died March 28, 2026, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion M.B. Church in West Point, with Vernon ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S.

STARKVILLE – The final nail was the most painful for Mississippi State on Thursday night. After falling behind 10-2 to a prolific Georgia team, the home team Bulldogs didn’t give up. They clawed their ...

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows ...

I am an Iran hardliner. But I’m struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump’s leadership of this war. It’s as if you were stranded by the side of the ...

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Artemis II Mission Manager Matthew Ramsey played for Mississippi State in the early 1990s as a pitcher before leaving the team to pursue his engineering education. Ramsey, a Hernando native, graduated ...

Mrs. Nancy Brown Ford passed on April 6, 2026, at her residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 2:30 PM at First Methodist Church, with Rev. Dr. Vaughn Stafford officiating. The ...

Charles Herron knows a thing or two about football. He’s been the defensive coordinator at West Point, one of the most successful programs in Mississippi, for the past 15 years. In his tenure, the ...

BAGHDAD — 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.