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Veteran Broadcaster Dan Rather Takes Center Stage in South Mississippi

Legendary news anchor Dan Rather took center stage at the Saenger Theater in Hattiesburg recently. Reporter Quentis Jones caught up with the longtime broadcaster when Rather stopped by the University of South Mississippi in Hattiesburg, where he shared stories about…

Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians. Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only jury trial following…

FDA Commissioner resigning

The head of the Food and Drug Administration will resign his post. Dr. Scott Gottlieb has been FDA commissioner since 20-17. During his time at FDA, he worked to curtail youth vaping and even threatened to ban e-cigarettes unless manufacturers…

Record Day on Wall Street

Stocks surged on Wall Street Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average vaulting more than 1,000 points, its biggest one-day point-gain ever. Investors recouped all their losses from Wall Street's Christmas Eve plunge as stocks rallied across all sectors, giving…

Bomb threat hoax targets US schools, businesses

Businesses and schools across the U.S. were evacuated because of a bomb threat hoax. Officials in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Anchorage, Alaska, say businesses received emailed bomb threats Thursday that were part of what they believe is a nationwide hoax.…

Nikki Haley resigns as UN Ambassador

President Trump has another cabinet position to fill. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley announced she will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year. Haley became ambassador in January 2017. Prior to her appointment by Trump,…

Body believed to be Mollie Tibbetts found

A body believed to be that of 20-year-old missing college student Mollie Tibbetts has been recovered. Investigators say the body was discovered in Poweshiek County, Iowa which includes Tibbetts’ hometown of Brooklyn. The University of Iowa student was last seen…

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban

The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court’s first substantive ruling on a…

Trump announces US strikes on Syria

President Donald Trump is asking for a "prayer for our noble warriors" as he concludes his remarks announcing strikes on targets associated with the Syrian chemical weapons program. Trump announced the strikes, in coordination with France and Britain, from the…

National School Walk Out

News 25's interviews Caroline Wiygul and Wyatt Miller about the National School Walk Out happening at 10 am today.

Rev. Billy Graham has died at the age of 99

The Rev. Billy Graham, counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died at age 99. Spokesman Mark DeMoss tell The Associated Press that Graham died Wednesday morning at his home in Montreat, North Carolina.…