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Fox Gives Heavy Coverage to Weinstein, Little to O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly and Harvey Weinstein are the celebrity faces of sexual harassment in 2017. But on Fox News Channel, O'Reilly's former home, the Hollywood mogul's fall has gotten far more …

Bill O'Reilly (pictured) and Harvey Weinstein are the celebrity faces of sexual harassment in 2017. …

• October 26, 2017

Jackson Police, Fire and At-Will Employees No Longer Must Live in City

Police officers, firefighters and at-will employees making less than $40,000 a year no longer must live inside the city limits after the Jackson City Council lifted the requirement in its …

In a late-night meeting on Oct. 24, the Jackson City Council voted to lift the …

• October 26, 2017

Gov. Bryant Wants Vote on State Flag; Taggart Says It Must Change

New messages about the Mississippi flag flowed out of the annual Hobnob Mississippi event this year with the governor revealing that he wants citizens to vote on it again and …

Gov. Phil Bryant told reporters after speaking at Hobnob Mississippi that he supports putting the …

• October 26, 2017

Lafayette Stribling

Legendary basketball coach Lafayette Stribling decided on Oct. 31, 2012, that 55 years of coaching basketball was enough and retired.

Photo courtesy Lafayette Stribling

• October 26, 2017

Retired Mississippi Sheriff Faces Evidence Tampering Charge

A retired Mississippi sheriff's deputy faces a federal evidence tampering charge, accused of planting a wooden baton next to the body of a man he shot to death in 2013.

A retired Mississippi sheriff's deputy faces a federal evidence tampering charge, accused of planting a …

• October 26, 2017

Mississippi to Resume Teaching 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

A Mississippi school district will resume teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird" after the book was pulled from a junior high reading list.

A Mississippi school district will resume teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird" after the book was …

• October 26, 2017

Bannon's War Exposes GOP Donor Divisions

Steve Bannon's war on the GOP establishment has caught the party's most powerful donors in the crossfire.

White House Welcomes Senate Vote Killing Consumer Rule

The White House is welcoming a congressional measure killing the ability of millions of Americans to band together to sue bank or credit card companies to resolve financial disputes in …

The Senate narrowly voted late Tuesday night to nullify the rule, with Vice President Mike …

• October 25, 2017

ACLU: Teen at Center of Immigration Case Has Abortion

An immigrant teen in federal custody who was seeking an abortion over the Trump administration's objections had the procedure Wednesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled in her favor, her …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argued in court filings that the teen did not …

• October 25, 2017

Bannon has said he plans to seek Republican challengers for virtually every Republican senator seeking …

• October 25, 2017

Fats Domino Dies at 89; Gave Rock Music a New Orleans Flavor

Fats Domino, the amiable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He …

He was one of the first 10 honorees named to the Rock and Roll Hall …

• October 25, 2017