Three people were killed and several more seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge over the Strong River on State Route 149 in Simpson County, about 40 miles south of Jackson, had been … Read more
Image: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) A Toyota dealership in Mississippi may find out the hard way that customer safety is important even if they’re not in a car. A court of appeals cleared the way last month for a man’s negligence suit against J. Allen Toyota in Gulfport, Mississippi to move forward. The suit stems … Read more
Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana – CBS News Watch CBS News After rapidly strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian reports from Gulfport, Mississippi. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and … Read more
American actor James Earl Jones, best known for his role as Mufasa in The Lion King, has died. The news of his death broke after he died on Monday morning, surrounded by family and his agent, Garry McPherson. He died at age 93 and the cause of the death is unknown. James starred in a … Read more
A tech company swiftly dropped its Olympic advertising after drag queens and dancers performed an apparent parody of the Last Supper at the 2024 Paris opening ceremonies. Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company C Spire announced it cut ties with the games Saturday morning — several hours after the show that sparked outrage across the globe. “We were shocked … Read more
With many jobs expected to eventually rely on generative artificial intelligence, states are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority. In a preliminary injunction granted Thursday, U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty called the new rule an “abuse of power” and a … Read more
Driving along the AL-34 highway westwards, the willow oaks and loblolly pines give way to an old iron bridge. Suddenly, a vast and sweeping panorama of the Coosa River opens up for miles in all directions, the water a flat mirror of the cloudless sky. This is Alabama and the American South at its most shatteringly … Read more
The US state of Alabama has executed a convicted murderer using the method of nitrogen asphyxiation. This is the first time that the method of capital punishment has been used in the country. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted in 1989 for murdering a pastor’s wife in a killing-for-hire. Smith had appealed to the US Supreme … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Saturday, December 09, 2023 The Called Annual Conference Session of the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church, which was held at Anderson United Methodist Church of Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. | Screengrab: YouTube/Mississippi United Methodist Conference The United Methodist Church has approved the disaffiliation of … Read more
