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Video: Tall sailing ships herald New Orleans’ 300th anniversary

Old-style, tall-masted sailing ships resembling vessels in a pirate movie eased up to the New Orleans riverfront Thursday ...

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Alcorn State tuition to rise 3 percent; other state universities also announce increases

Mississippi's eight public universities plan to raise tuition by an average of 4 percent next fall, saying lingering ...

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Auto parts retailer to close Mississippi distribution center

An auto parts retailer will close a Mississippi distribution center in December, cutting 284 employees.

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Largest maker of bump stocks will stop accepting orders

The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, announced Wednesday ...

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Extensive search continues for missing north Louisiana boy

Officials continue to search for a 4-year-old boy who has been missing since April 5 in rural north ...

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Louisiana homeowner finds naked intruder in her tub, eating Cheetos

Police in Louisiana say a woman came home to discover a naked stranger in her tub, eating her ...

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Power surge leaves town operating water system by hand

A power surge caused by a storm has forced a Mississippi town to operate its water system by ...

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3 people are dead after fiery wreck on a northeast Mississippi highway

Three people are dead after a fiery wreck on a northeast Mississippi highway.

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Mississippi GOP hopefuls running for Congress face off in candidate forum

Republicans running for an open congressional seat in Mississippi are advocating cuts in federal spending and regulations.

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‘Nerves of steel:’ Pilot calmly landed Southwest Airline plane; one of Navy’s first female fighter pilots

A Southwest Airlines pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the jet apparently blew an engine, got ...

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Louisiana Senate panel advances 15-week abortion ban

Abortions after 15 weeks would be banned in Louisiana under a proposal to enact one of the most ...

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Technical problem briefly interrupts Mississippi state tests

Some Mississippi schools are recovering from technical problems with online state tests.

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Historic Greenwood hotel will likely be torn down

A historic Mississippi building has been deemed unrepairable and will likely be torn down.

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‘It smells like death:’ Alabama town endures NYC ‘poop train’

A stinking trainload of human waste from New York City is stranded in a tiny Alabama town, spreading ...

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Partial human skull found behind store in Mississippi

A partial human skull has been found behind a Mississippi business.

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Sheriff: 80 rescued from flood at Mississippi campground

Authorities say heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in Mississippi that required emergency workers to rescue 80 festivalgoers by boat ...

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Low-cost airline that flies out of New Orleans under fire for safety problems

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air is fighting to reassure travelers and protect its reputation after renewed questions ...

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Governor Bryant vetoes change in parole supervision fees

Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill that he says would cause a financial hardship to the Mississippi ...

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Southwest Mississippi official seeks to cut money to county office

A city official in southwest Mississippi is unsuccessfully pushing to deny city money to a county official accused ...

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7 inmates dead, 17 injured in South Carolina prison fighting

Seven inmates were killed and at least 17 others seriously injured as inmates were left to fight for ...

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