'We get people in here regularly:' how Hope Thrift in Picayune helps animals in need
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Construction on $200 million White House ballroom to begin in September
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Updated 2:03 PM CDT, July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready for entertaining before President Donald Trump ‘s term ends in…
Hancock High School closed to students Friday
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-There will be no school for students at Hancock High School on Friday. The school district announced on social media that the high school will be closed due to ongoing A/C issues. The closure will allow their…
Councilman Ron Roland’s family shares update on his condition
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The family of Gulfport Ward 2 Councilman Ron Roland provided another update on his health today after he sustained a serious fall and head…
The NFL’s new kickoff rule is here to stay with a slight tweak. What else is changing?
By JOSH DUBOW Updated 2:57 PM CDT, July 30, 2025 The NFL’s one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns. The league also…
Hulk Hogan’s cause of death was a heart attack, medical examiner says
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack last week, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released Thursday. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, the…
Massachusetts-based mission group volunteers with wildlife rescue in Pass Christian
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WXXV) - Massachusetts service group Repair and Replenish Retreat Missions is spending time with Woodside Wildlife Rescue in Pass Christian this week. The…
US applications for jobless benefits inch up for the first time in 7 weeks, but layoffs remain low
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…
Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren
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…
Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
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…
IMMS scientists present findings at pesticide safety education program conference
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…
Workers file lawsuit after Chevron Pascagoula Refinery fire
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…
Massive loggerhead sea turtle full of eggs returns to ocean after treatment in Florida
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…
Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs
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…
Demolition begins on last pieces of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge
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…
Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts
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…
Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
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…
Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil
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…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in 2026
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…
US wants back millions in COVID relief from local governments over missing reports
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…
NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
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…
US economy bounds back, expanding 3% in second quarter, but headline growth number masks weaknesses
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…
Biloxi, Gulfport sign international sister agreement with Rionegro, Colombia
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…
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
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…