By ADRIANA MORGA Updated 2:57 PM CDT, August 8, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has opened for a limited number of students as part of a beta test, the Department of…
By CHRISTINA LARSON Updated 8:20 AM CDT, August 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) - DITAC is a variety of accelerated, hands-on training programs designed to prepare individuals for high-demand careers in the defense sector. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker believes this program will address the growing workforce demand by fast-tracking…
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is accused of posing as a licensed nurse and giving medical care to thousands of patients, authorities said. Autumn Marie Bardisa, 29, of Palm Coast, participated in medical services involving 4,486 people…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-A free, hands-on learning experience is coming to Biloxi soon. STEM Global Action announced that STEM Gulf Coast-Biloxi STEM Fest will take place on August 16. All the fun is happening from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at…
The Stone County Economic Development Partnership announces the façade grant applications are available for businesses in the central business district of Wiggins. Up to $50,000 in funding…
BERLIN (AP) — A motorist was clocked driving at more than 320 kph (199 mph) on the Autobahn west of Berlin, a record high at more than 124 mph above the speed limit, German police said. The speedster, who was…
The Mississippi Department of Education announces the launch of new advanced placement courses for high schools. Those include classes in cybersecurity, networking, and business with personal finance. The…
By MARCIA DUNN Updated 10:49 AM CDT, August 7, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star. NASA and the European Space Agency…
The Mississippi Attorney General has announced the launch of Operation Robocall Roundup. This operation issues warning letters to 37 telecom companies. In June, an estimated 4.5 billion robocalls were reported…
By WILL WEISSERT and VASILISA STEPANENKO Updated 5:22 PM CDT, August 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential major…
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Updated 5:12 PM CDT, August 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — William H. Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, has died, his family announced…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-New leadership down at Gulfport City Hall, Hugh Keating took office as mayor back in June and he’s busy running day to day operations…
Cruisin’ the Coast organizers are alerting the public about social media scams popping up. On social media, Cruisin’ the Coast shares that social media pages are using the event name…
ATLANTA (AP) — Police were responding Friday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, near the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta police did not immediately say whether…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Government Street Paving Project is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 11 in Ocean Springs. Starting at 7 a.m. that morning, the westbound lane of Government Street from Washington Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr.…
By DON BABWIN Updated 2:52 PM CDT, August 8, 2025 CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died…
By DAMIAN J. TROISE, ALEX VEIGA and TERESA CEROJANO Updated 3:34 PM CDT, August 8, 2025 U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, capping a choppy week of trading with the market’s third winning week in the last four and another milestone. The S&P 500 rose…
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Updated 2:52 PM CDT, August 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday. The official,…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- Plans for a casino that have long been in the works in Long Beach have once again been changed as the…
By MARK SCOLFORO, PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Updated 11:15 AM CDT, August 8, 2025 A man fatally shot his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania and then unleashed a hail of gunfire on first responders, wounding two state troopers, running an EMT off the road…
Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi joins us to discuss their upcoming Rock N Rollover fundraiser. The Wicked Rock n Rollover 2025…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-Memorial Hospital Biloxi will no longer offer labor and delivery services beginning next month. Starting September 1, Memorial Hospital Biloxi will consolidate their obstetric services, including labor and delivery, mother/baby, and nursery from Memorial Hospital. Those services will…
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Updated 11:36 AM CDT, August 8, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as part of an investigation into whether she violated President Donald Trump’s civil rights, according to two…