By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The…
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-The Gulfport Police Department shared the news of officers graduating from the Harrison County Law Enforcement Academy. Officers Kalie Vo, Isaac Payne, and Tanesha Stokes all completed this…
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- Work on the new Stone High School campus near Perkinston continues at a rapid pace. In the latest update provided by the school district, interior and…
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Divers have recovered artifacts from the Titanic’s sister ship, the Britannic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. The Culture…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)-In Pascagoula, Captain Brandle has received the Challenge Coin of Excellence. Captain Brandle was presented with the coin by Colonel Cabell of the 81st Mission Support Group. Keesler…
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a vibrant, synthetic pigment…
GAUTIER, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gautier Police Department is looking for a suspect in a deadly shooting on Friday night. On Friday, September 19, The Gautier Police Department responded to a shooting that happened at a Gautier High School Alumni event.…
Legislation aimed at protecting our Mississippi Sound is progressing through the halls of the U.S. Capitol. Legislation to direct the EPA to review Mississippi’s proposal to…
The Mississippi National Guard shared photos from Exercise Emerald Warrior in St. Croix. The exercise had the 185th Aviation Bridge provide support with partners in the Kentucky Air…
By PAT GRAHAM The latest recruit on Deion Sanders’ roster weighs in at 700 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash as fast as she wants. Colorado’s new live buffalo mascot will make her debut at Folsom Field on Saturday night against Wyoming. She’s…
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is moving closer to making President Donald Trump’s “ no tax on tips ” promise a reality. But new guidance released Friday tends to limit the number of tipped workers who will be…
By REBECCA BOONE A judge has temporarily barred the federal government from collecting personal information about residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 21 states and Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in California issued the temporary restraining order against the U.S.…
The family of the Delta State student found hanging from a tree on campus Monday is calling for a second independent autopsy. Details of the initial autopsy…
By CURT ANDERSON ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida federal judge on Friday tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- There is big news relating to the reconstruction of one of Gulfport’s major piers damaged by Hurricane Zeta in 2020. Congressman Mike Ezell saying Friday that FEMA…
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after a day’s delay due to a premature engine shutdown. Astronauts used the space station’s robot arm to pluck Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus capsule…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot. Until now, the vaccinations had been…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Terror on the Coast’s Nights of Horror season kicks off Friday at the Hollywood Warehouse in Gulfport. Doors, food, and bar open at 6…
By DIDI TANG WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit to take place at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the “early part of…
By KATHY McCORMACK and JOSH FUNK Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes “Jesus Take the Wheel” by Carrie Underwood and “When The Sun Goes Down” by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities…
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office has completed its review of seven Mississippi officer-involved shootings, including three South Mississippi cases. The AG’s Office says use of force…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex marker on their passports. The court order allows transgender or nonbinary people to request…
By MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and MARC LEVY NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s home in the rolling farmland of southern Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of…