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David Ishee
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is promoting a judge from the state Court of Appeals to the state Supreme Court.
Hurricane
Gas Prices Surge Higher as Drivers Rush to Fill Their Tanks
Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's strike on the Gulf Coast.
Business
US Job Growth Slows to 156K; Unemployment Up to 4.4 Pct.
U.S. job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, still enough to suggest that most businesses remain confident in an economy now in its ninth year of recovery …
Health Care
Trump Administration Slashes Funds for Health Care Sign-Ups
Affirming its disdain for "Obamacare," the Trump administration on Thursday announced sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year.
Immigration
A Torn Trump Still Weighing Fate of Young Immigrants
With a deadline looming, President Donald Trump remains torn over the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children — a …
National
In Tit for Tat, US Tells Russia to Close Post in San Fran
In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and scale back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York, as …
Hurricane
Rescuers Start Block-by-Block Search of Flooded Houston
Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone—alive or dead—who might have been left behind …
Hurricane
Fewer Houston Residents Had Flood Insurance Before Harvey
Houston's population is growing quickly, but when Harvey hit last weekend there were far fewer homes and other properties in the area with flood insurance than just five years ago, …
National
Source: Grand Jury Hears from Lobbyist in Trump Tower Chat
A grand jury used by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has heard secret testimony from a Russian-American lobbyist who attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son, The …
Immigration
Federal Judge Blocks Texas' Tough 'Sanctuary Cities' Law
A federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked most of Texas' tough new "sanctuary cities" law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they're in the …
Hurricane
EPA Grants Fuel Waivers for Gulf Coast, Southeastern States
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued emergency waivers allowing states from Maryland to Texas to ignore some clean-air requirements for gasoline. The move is intended to ensure an adequate fuel …
Hurricane
House GOP Eyeing $1B Disaster Funds Cut to Finance Wall
President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at cutting almost $1 billion from disaster …
City & County
City Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Former Mayor
Mississippi's largest city is settling a sexual harassment lawsuit against a former mayor.
Civil Rights
U.S. Supreme Court Asks Mississippi Governor to Defend Confederate Emblem in Flag
The U.S. Supreme Court is asking attorneys for Mississippi's governor to file arguments defending the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag.
National
Houston Drainage Grid 'So Obsolete It's Just Unbelievable'
Houston's system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain a tabletop-flat city prone to heavy rains. But its Depression-era design is no match for the stresses brought by explosive …
