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Trump Speechwriter Apologizes for Melania Trump's Speech

A speechwriter for Donald Trump's company said Wednesday she made a mistake and apologized for using passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech in the Republican party convention speech delivered …

National

Defense, Foreign Ministers to Plan Next Steps Against IS

Defense and foreign ministers from more than 30 nations gathered Wednesday to plan the next steps in the fight against the Islamic State group and to determine what more they …

National

Liar. Lucifer. Lock Her Up. GOP Denounces Clinton

Republicans may have mixed feelings about nominating Donald Trump for president, but one thing they can all rally around is a deep dislike for Democrat Hillary Clinton.

World

UK PM May to Visit Germany for Brexit Talks with Merkel

Prime Minister Theresa May is making her first overseas trip as Britain's leader on Wednesday to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a key figure in negotiating Britain's exit from the …

Development

Education Agency Returning to Jackson After Office Repairs

Mississippi's Department of Education is returning to its downtown Jackson headquarters, after fire and water damage led the agency to spend nearly a year in temporary quarters in Clinton.

National

Son of Trump to Stump at Mississippi's Neshoba County Fair

Neshoba County Fair officials say one of Donald Trump's sons is planning to appear at the fair next week.

Politics

Mississippi High Court Hears Legislative Speed-Reading Fight

The Mississippi Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in a legislative dispute that started this spring when Democrats tried to filibuster and the Republican House speaker used a superfast computer …

Business

Black Funeral Directors Sue Harrison County Coroner

The owners of six black-owned funeral homes have filed a lawsuit claiming Harrison County, the Board of Supervisors and Coroner Gary Hargrove discriminate by consistently sending bodies to two white-owned …

World

IS Group Claims Responsibility for Train Attack in Germany

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for an ax-and-knife attack on a German train that left at least five people wounded, but authorities said the 17-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker who …

World

Turkey Fires 24,000 Teachers, Police in Coup Plotters Hunt

The Turkish government on Tuesday escalated its wide-ranging crackdown against people it claims have ties to the alleged coup plotters, firing nearly 24,000 teachers and Interior Ministry employees across the …

National

New York, Massachusetts Sue Volkswagen Over Emissions Cheating

New York state and Massachusetts are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers by selling diesel vehicles equipped …

Crime

Judge Delays Sentencing in Prison Contracts Bribery Case

Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps and Brandon businessman Cecil McCrory will wait a little longer to find out their sentence after pleading guilty in connection to a prison contracts …

World

Uncle Says Nice Attacker Recruited by Algerian IS Member

The uncle of the truck driver who killed 84 people on the French Riviera says his nephew was indoctrinated about two weeks ago by an Algerian member of the Islamic …

National

Gunman 'Was Seeking Out,' Ambushed 6 Baton Rouge Officers

A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition ambushed police in Baton Rouge, shooting and killing three law enforcement officers less than two weeks after a black man …

World

Russian Inquiry Finds Cheating Went Beyond Sochi Olympics

An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country's state-directed cheating program resulted in at least 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year's world swimming …