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APNewsBreak: Corps not budging on Miss. River flap
The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge operators to release more water from the Missouri River, ...
Drought revives old water war among river states
The water wars are raging again in America's heartland, where drought-stricken states are pleading for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri ...
1 more guilty of hate crime in Miss. rundown case
A fourth man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi, and ...
Drought threatens to close Mississippi to barges
After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other goods down the Mississippi River are being haunted by a potential nightmare: If water ...
Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73
Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960s and went on to encourage generations to get ...
APNewsBreak: Corps cuts flow on Missouri River
The Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began reducing the flow from a Missouri River reservoir, a move expected to worsen low-water conditions on the ...
AP Interview: Trethewey a 'cheerleader' for poetry
Natasha Trethewey smashes stereotypes about poets. She's not stuffy. Or shy. Or aloof. As U.S. poet laureate, the 46-year-old describes herself as a ...
Violent dolphin deaths a mystery for scientists
Over the past several months, dolphins have washed ashore along the northern Gulf Coast with bullet wounds, missing jaws and hacked off fins, and ...
Notre Dame stays unbeaten, then get more good news
No. 3 Notre Dame stayed undefeated with an uncharacteristically easy victory at home and then had the rest of the night to watch as the teams in front ...
No. 8 LSU outlasts Ole Miss, 41-35
In a joyous, raving, almost delirious rant, Les Miles gushed over his team's inexorable determination and urged LSU fans to put their arms around his ...
Low Mississippi River water levels may halt barges
The gentle whir of passing barges is as much a part of life in St. Louis as the Gateway Arch and the Cardinals, a constant, almost soothing backdrop ...
GOP-led states start warming up to health care law
From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law.
Close calls, tragic losses in Miss. plane crash
Roger Latham had considered taking a short flight Tuesday night in his small plane with his flying instructor and a couple of other experienced pilots ...
Artist Marshall Bouldin dead at age 89
Portrait artist Marshall Bouldin III, whose paintings have been displayed in the White House and in more than 400 public and private collections ...
3 pilots flying to safety meet die in Miss. crash
Three pilots flying together to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went ...
No. 9 LSU defeats No. 23 Mississippi St., 37-17
Zach Mettenberger rifled accurate passes over the middle, lofted timing throws down the sideline and demonstrated for a second straight week that LSU ...
Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage
Here's an image few probably expected to see six days before Election Day: President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a Republican ...
Faulkner estate sues over quotes in movie, ad
William Faulkner wrote that the past is never dead. His heirs say their copyright to that phrase is very much alive. The author's literary estate is ...
No. 1 Alabama rolls past No. 13 MSU, 38-7
Alabama brushed aside a top SEC West challenger and roared on to an even tougher one. AJ McCarron passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns, and the ...
College Football Roundup: Gators thrash Gamecocks
No. 3 Florida lived up to its surprising BCS ranking by thrashing a South Carolina team that appeared to be a contender in the SEC. The Gamecocks gave ...
Dozens of states make it hard to get abortions
It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder. Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 ...
Tornadoes, severe storms swat Southeast; 7 hurt
At least four tornadoes were part of the storm system that raked northern and central Mississippi on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, injuring ...
Overnight storms swat Southeast; 7 hurt in Miss.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least four tornadoes were part of the storm system that raked northern and central Mississippi on ...
Miss. says no thanks to Medicaid expansion dollars
Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease and ...
Actor, TV host Gary Collins dies at 74 in Miss.
Gary Collins, an actor, television show host and former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant, died Saturday, authorities said. He was 74.