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Police: Men in Shooting at NSA Had Gone to Hotel to 'Party'

Police say two cross-dressing men who crashed into a guarded entrance to the National Security Agency in a stolen car met the vehicle's owner in Baltimore before heading to a …

LGBT

Indiana Governor Wants Changes to Religious-Objections Law

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that a new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination.

State

Ex-Ole Miss Student Charged in James Meredith Statue Noose Incident

A former University of Mississippi student has been indicted on federal charges connected to a noose being put on a statue of the student who integrated the school, the Justice …

State

Trustees Offer Deal to Ole Miss Chancellor

Mississippi's College Board is preparing to offer a two-year contract extension to the University of Mississippi chancellor whom they had previously refused to retain, individuals with knowledge of the negotiations …

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Things to Know About the Fight Over Ole Miss Chancellor Job

Negotiations continued on a possible resolution that would retain University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones, said former Gov. William Winter, who has been acting as a go-between.

National

Senate OKs Republican Balanced-Budget Plan, Following House

Republicans muscled a balanced-budget plan through the Senate early Friday, positioning Congress for months of battling President Barack Obama over the GOP's goals of slicing spending and dismantling his health …

Education

Mississippi Senate Agrees to Special Education Voucher Bill

Mississippi senators have agreed to let a small percentage of special education students use public money to go to private schools.

Education

Trustees Offer Deal to Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones

Mississippi's College Board is preparing to offer a two-year contract extension to the University of Mississippi chancellor whom they had previously refused to retain, individuals with knowledge of the negotiations …

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Bryant Signs $2.5 Billion K-12 Education Budget Bill

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday signed a $2.5 billion budget for elementary and secondary schools, putting in place one of the biggest pieces of an overall state government spending …

World

US: Thailand Must End Slavery in its Fishing Fleets

The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force …

Education

Mississippi Governor Signs K-12 Education Budget Bill

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a $2.5 billion budget for public schools, setting one of the biggest pieces of the state spending plan for the coming year.

Business

Atmos Energy Announces $50K in Arts Donations

Atmos Energy is donating $25,000 each to the Grammy Museum Mississippi and the Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center.

Crime

Corinth Police Investigating Assault, Possible Hate Crime

The Corinth Police Department is investigating an assault on a Corinth man as a possible hate crime.

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Adams Co. Correctional Center Riot Trial Moved to Jackson

Three inmates charged with planning to kill a guard during a violent federal prison riot at Adams County Correctional Center will be tried June 8 in U.S. District Court in …

National

Cruz Kicks Off Presidential Campaign at Christian College

Sen. Ted Cruz opened the first major campaign of the 2016 presidential season Monday with a kickoff speech courting cultural conservatives and declaring that he will devote himself to "reigniting …