Nation Jan 31 Major winter storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast.
Nation Jan 30 Tens of thousands enter 6th day of power outage as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm Experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.
Nation Jan 29 Crews race to restore power and open roads as the South braces for another dangerous cold snap Hundreds of National Guard troops in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee mobilized Thursday to clear debris and assist people stranded in cars or stuck at homes still without electricity as the Southern states raced to recover from a crippling winter storm…
Nation Jan 28 Mississippi sends 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways Mississippi officials sent National Guard troops, tow trucks and 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear snow and ice from two interstate highways where massive traffic jams began piling up a day earlier on the frozen, slippery roadways.
Nation Jan 27 Winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger as bitter cold grips the eastern U.S. The arctic misery over the eastern half of the U.S. was expected to worsen Friday and Saturday.
Nation Jan 12 FBI says man targeted Mississippi synagogue in arson attack because of its 'Jewish ties' The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its ‘Jewish ties.’…
Nation Oct 30 2 Mississippi sheriffs, 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials say Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers.
Nation Sep 18 Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanging from tree at Delta State Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University.
Nation Sep 09 Presidents are taking longer to approve disaster aid, AP analysis finds. For some, the wait is agonizing Trump has approved more than two dozen major disaster declarations since taking office in January, ranging from a one-day turnaround after July's deadly flash flooding in Texas to a 67-day wait after a request for aid because of a Michigan…
Politics Jun 21 WATCH: 'Justice prevailed but it's very long overdue,' Mahmoud Khalil says after his ordered release Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests.