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Happy holidays, y’all. I hope you’re resting well after a couple days of family, friends, food and football. We’ve got some great business news heading into the new year, including a new ...

WEST POINT — Art Sanders never imagined he would become a pecan grower. When he bought his land in Clay County back in 1999, it was supposed to be a place where he could eventually retire.

BALDWIN, COUNTY, Ala. — Alabama law enforcement fatally shot two men during separate traffic stops on Sunday and Monday, according to separate statements from officials. In the northern part of ...

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.

WASHINGTON — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ...

Mississippi high school students who take dual-credit courses go to college at the nation’s highest rate, according to a recent report. It’s generally true that students who take college ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and ...

OXFORD — College has been quite the ride for Ole Miss senior tight end Caden Prieskorn. Prieskorn began his football career as a quarterback and didn’t become a tight end until he walked on at ...

WASHINGTON — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal ...

Okot has started every game and is averaging nearly a double-double, with 12.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest. She had three straight double-doubles before Friday’s game at UMES, when she ...