Donald Trump wins presidential election
Former President Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and will become the 47th President of the United States. The Associated Press called the election Wednesday morning. With 270 Electoral…
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2024 November 5th General Election Results
The polls are now closed in the 2024 November 5th General Election. Here in South Mississippi, the races we are following on the ballot are United States President, United States Senate, U.S. House of Representative 4th Congressional District, Supreme Court…
Harris and Trump are making a furious last-day push before Election Day
By BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Updated 9:45 AM CST, November 4, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a…
Quincy Jones, musical maestro and entertainment industry titan, dies at 91
By Daniel Arkin Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 91. Jones "passed…
Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 3:53 PM CDT, October 29, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot in two battleground states. Kennedy wanted to get off the ballot…
Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide
By JOSH FUNK Updated 2:26 PM CDT, October 29, 2024 Share OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going…
Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
By BOB THOMAS Updated 2:08 PM CDT, October 29, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was…
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli source
By SARAH PARVINI Updated 9:54 PM CDT, October 27, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of…
Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84. Lesh’s death was announced…
McDonald’s says onions from California grower linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
By JONEL ALECCIA and DEE-ANN DURBIN Updated 3:39 PM CDT, October 24, 2024 A California grower was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants —…
Prosecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
By STEFANIE DAZIO and JAIMIE DING Updated 3:49 PM CDT, October 24, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance…
19-year-old Walmart employee found dead in store walk-in oven in Canada
By Marlene Lenthang Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven on Saturday in Canada. Halifax Regional Police in the province of Nova Scotia, were called to the Walmart at…
Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states
E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday. The death was reported in an older person…
Denny’s says it expects to close 150 locations by the end of 2025
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Updated 3:39 PM CDT, October 22, 2024 Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales. About half of the closures will happen this year and the rest…
Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas’ capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults, has died at age 83. Mothershed Wair died Saturday…
One of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe’s native language, has died. He was 107. Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock…
Cuba’s grid goes offline amid a massive blackout and after a major power plant fails
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Cuba’s electrical grid has gone offline after one of the island’s major power plants failed and as a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island. Cuba’s energy ministry said that the grid had gone down…
‘Breaking Bad’ star appears in ad campaign against littering in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series has a new starring role in a public service ad campaign against littering in New Mexico. The 15- and 30-second ad spots were unveiled Thursday…
A rare copy of the US Constitution up for auction is expected to sell for millions
By JEFFREY COLLINS Updated 5:46 AM CDT, October 17, 2024 A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago sent to the states to be ratified is being auctioned Thursday evening in North Carolina. Brunk Auctions is selling the copy…
Universal will open fourth Orlando theme park next May
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort will open its fourth theme park in central Florida just in time for Memorial Day next year, upping the competition against Disney in the theme park capital of the United States. Universal Epic Universe will…
Israel’s foreign minister confirms that Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war. Sinwar has topped Israel’s…
Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms
By SETH BORENSTEIN Updated 3:46 PM CDT, October 16, 2024 Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but government and private experts say they will likely join the infamous ranks of…
Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall
By ISABEL DeBRE Associated Press Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials told Argentine media. He was 31. Alberto Crescenti, head of the state…
Trump and Harris offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews
By STEVE PEOPLES, COLLEEN LONG and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Updated 2:21 PM CDT, October 16, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — As the presidential race moves into its final weeks, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump embarked on an interview blitz that offered new details about their policy priorities and…