Wisconsin First State to Start Presidential Election Recount
The first candidate-driven statewide recount of a presidential election in 16 years began Thursday in Wisconsin, a state that Donald Trump won by less than a percentage point over Hillary …
James Challenges Appeals Court Loss, Cites Partisan Politics
Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Ceola James is contesting her loss in the Nov. 8 election.
UN Further Tightens North Korea Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday to further tighten sanctions on North Korea following months of diplomatic wrangling over how best to respond to North Korea's latest nuclear test in …
Trump's Cabinet: 'Draining the Swamp' or Diving Right In?
Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp" in the nation's capital. Instead, he's diving right in.
Trump Says He's Leaving Businesses to Avoid Conflicts
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, declaring he can successfully avoid conflicts of interest between governing and profiting …
More Severe Weather Could Hit Mississippi After Monday Storm
Thunderstorms produced large hail and tornado warnings across parts of Mississippi Tuesday, as officials warned that severe weather could threaten the state through the night.
AP Interview: Iraqi Leader Predicts IS Collapse in Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Islamic State group fighters lack the courage to put up long-term resistance in Mosul, despite unleashing hundreds of car bombs that have killed and …
Orders Could Have Little Effect on Pipeline Protest Camp
Government orders for protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline to leave federal land could have little immediate effect on the encampment where scores of people have been gathered for months …
Fitch Warns of 'Populist Surge' on Global Growth
A leading credit ratings agency is warning that a surge in populism and anti-establishment sentiment is pushing the world into an era of economic nationalism to the detriment of long-term …
Young Immigrants Who Came Forward Now Worried About Future
Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living in the country illegally willingly came out of the shadows and identified themselves to the Obama administration on the promise that they'd be …
Trump Taps Price to Lead HHS, Plans 2nd Meeting with Romney
President-elect Donald Trump moved to fill out his Cabinet Tuesday, tapping Georgia Rep. Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Aides signaled that at least one …
Mississippi Runoffs Set for 2 Judicial and 2 House Seats
Runoffs will decide one seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, one on the state Court of Appeals and two in the state House of Representatives.
Mississippi Teacher Accused of Dragging Student is Indicted
A former Greenville teacher has been indicted on a misdemeanor charge of abusing a vulnerable person.
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AT&T DirecTV Now Service—A Cord-Cutter's Solution?
NEW YORK (AP) — There are already a few online services that aim to replace cable, but they haven't attracted many users yet. AT&T's DirecTV hopes to change that with …
Terrorism Suspected in Car-and-Knife Attack at Ohio State
A Somali-born college student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to …
