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Trump Chooses SC Gov Nikki Haley to be Ambassador to UN

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his White House …

State

Mississippi Man Among Those Getting Sentence Cut

A man convicted on a federal cocaine charge in south Mississippi has had his sentence cut by President Barack Obama.

Immigration

Trump's Pick for Justice Dept Could Influence Immigration

As a senator, Jeff Sessions became Congress' leading advocate not only for a cracking down on illegal immigration, but also for slowing all immigration, increasing mass deportations and scrutinizing more …

Immigration

Americans Who Live Near Border say Trump's Wall is Unwelcome

All along the winding Rio Grande, the people who live in this bustling, fertile region where the U.S. border meets the Gulf of Mexico never quite understood how Donald Trump's …

National

1.2M Voted in Mississippi, 560 Lacked Photo ID at Polls

Only a small percentage of Mississippi voters did not take photo identification to the polls for the presidential election, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Monday.

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Morgan William

Mississippi State stars Victoria Vivians and Morgan William were at their best during the 10th-ranked Bulldogs' 79-68 victory over No. 8 Texas on Sunday.

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Officers Douse Pipeline Protesters in Subfreezing Weather

Authorities on Monday defended their decision to douse protesters with water during a skirmish in subfreezing weather near the Dakota Access oil pipeline, and organizers said at least 17 protesters …

Education

Analysis: School Funding Debate Bumpy, but Direction Unclear

Despite an eventful couple of days in discussions about rewriting the state education funding formula, the public is no closer to knowing what changes lawmakers will consider to the current …

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Hamilton Cast to Trump: No Apology Necessary

If Donald Trump is waiting for an apology from the cast of "Hamilton," he will continue to wait.

Environment

Trump Vows to Bring Back Coal, Part of 'Clean Power' Rollback

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring …

Immigration

Trump's Election Triggers Flood of Immigration Questions

Immigration hotlines are buzzing. Legal clinics are seeing an influx of clients. Public schools are fielding frantic questions from parents and students.

National

Obama Urges European Leaders to Work with Trump

President Barack Obama used a meeting with key European leaders Friday to urge them to work with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and to discuss steps necessary to …

National

Trump Taps Sessions, Flynn, Pompeo for Top Positions

President-elect Donald Trump signaled a sharp rightward shift in U.S. national security policy Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to head the CIA …

State

Mississippi Ex-Gov. Barbour Sued Over Photos in Katrina Book

A photographer is suing former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, saying he used her copyrighted work without permission in his 2015 book, "America's Great Storm: Leading Through Hurricane Katrina."

Education

Mississippi Wants Former College Students to Finish Degrees

Leaders of Mississippi's universities and community colleges say as many as 67,000 Mississippians who never graduated may have passed enough courses for a degree.