By MATT OTT Updated 7:51 AM CDT, July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits inched up modestly last week as business continue to retain staff despite economic uncertainty around U.S. trade policy. The Labor…
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Updated 9:56 AM CDT, July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren. The program, which was created in 1966, had children run and perform…
By JOSH BOAK Updated 10:35 AM CDT, July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, as the 25% tariff rates stay…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies hosted a seminar with approximately 80 regional attendees on Wednesday morning to help educate regional groups on…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Workers injured at a Pascagoula refinery fire earlier this month are taking action against the Chevron Corporation. Five of the contract workers involved in the…
By CODY JACKSON Updated 11:54 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A large sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike was returned to the ocean on Wednesday. The…
By JEFFREY COLLINS Updated 12:39 PM CDT, July 30, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Demolition crews are using giant saws, backhoes and other heavy equipment to remove large sections of the remaining pieces of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed last year after a container ship lost power and veered off…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Updated 1:13 PM CDT, July 30, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut. The Fed’s decision…
By AMANDA SEITZ Updated 12:38 PM CDT, July 30, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing an initiative for millions of Americans to upload personal health data and medical records on new apps and systems run by private tech companies, promising…
By JOSH BOAK and RAJESH ROY Updated 11:27 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil, President Donald Trump said…
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Updated 2:01 PM CDT, July 30, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House…
By DAVID A. LIEB Updated 11:35 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Treasury is seeking to recoup COVID-19 pandemic relief funds from hundreds of local governments that received millions of dollars but never complied with…
By JOSH FUNK Updated 10:43 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than the it should have been and…
By PAUL WISEMAN Updated 8:53 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- It’s a new chapter in Biloxi and Gulfport as the cities have signed a new sister city agreement, but the third city involved…
By DANICA KIRKA and AUDREY McAVOY Updated 8:34 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and…
By HILARY FOX and PAN PYLAS Updated 8:53 AM CDT, July 30, 2025 BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The “home of metal” is honoring one of its most cherished sons. Thousands of Black Sabbath fans were paying their respects Wednesday to frontman Ozzy Osbourne as his…
By JOSH FUNK Updated 9:08 AM CDT, July 29, 2025 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- The Humane Society of South Mississippi is encouraging animal lovers to step up to the plate with the introduction of its new…
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (WXXV)- A notice from Camp Shelby, for all of August they will be conducting live fire and training. Live fire exercises are expected to have minimal…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Today marked the first day of school for the Harrison County School District and thanks to a generous donation, many kindergarteners are kicking…
By SHAWN CHEN Updated 2:20 PM CDT, July 29, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer usable and that…
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) - A new technology park is underway in Pearl River County. On Monday, officials kicked off construction of development with a groundbreaking ceremony,…