JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a ...

As the nation prepares Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr., cities across the region are making sure his legacy lives on through celebrations, marches and community service projects. “Martin ...

After several years of discussions, the Mississippi legislature will address the subject of sales tax on groceries this session. Mississippi is one of just 13 states that tax groceries and because ...

STARKVILLE — Josh Hubbard’s spectacular freshman season came without the burden of expectations. As a sophomore, Mississippi State’s small but springy guard is sneaking up on nobody.

Four vape shops and convenience stores in Lowndes County were the targets of raids Thursday for alleged illegal drug sales, Sheriff Eddie Hawkins told The Dispatch. Deputies received a Golden ...

HATTIESBURG — On Dec. 30, Southern Miss found themselves in an unlikely battle against crosstown NAIA school William Carey. For a Division I program it wasn’t the cleanest game, and the ...

Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, said in an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is exploring options to “preserve” TikTok. Waltz made the ...

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Collis “Sonny” Hackman, 85, died Jan. 12, 2025, at Northwest Medical Center in Winfield, Alabama. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday ...

A resolution calling for Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba to take a leave of absence following an indictment on federal bribery charges failed after the Jackson City Council rejected it on Tuesday.

There continues to be some misunderstanding about the solvency of Social Security, including a dire prediction that the program will be bankrupt by 2033. While that’s not true, that date is ...

VERNON, Ala. — Ronnie Dale Stanford, 67, died Jan. 15, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at noon Friday, at Chandler Funeral Home, with Jason ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said college professors should be fired if they are “indoctrinating” students, echoing rhetoric her former boss President ...