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Nine men accused of breaking out of a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Wednesday.

Issac Smith leads a Bulldog defense hungry for improvement after disastrous 2024 The preseason All-SEC defender expects more accountability from the unit after an offseason of retooling with new ...

One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in ...

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for repeatedly punching a Black detainee whose beating by guards was recorded by a jail security camera nearly ...

Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.

MSU pitcher Caleb Reed during the 2011 season at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville. Reed, 35, passed away this week after a battle with cancer. (Photo courtesy of MSU Athletics) ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through ...

‘A team with a sharp edge’: Lebby, Bulldogs energized for 2025 season MSU looking to rebound from disappointing 2024 with new roster, new attitude ...

A Mississippi law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from public schools and universities was temporarily blocked by a federal judge Sunday.

Kayline Hamilton Jr. Posted: July 24, 2025 COLUMBUS — Kayline Hamilton Jr., 46, died July 14, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at ...

The group filed an emergency application Monday, days after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Mississippi law could take effect. While NetChoice has sued other states over age ...