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WASHINGTON — A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began. An inflation gauge ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S.

MILLPORT, Ala. — Patsy Ruth McGee, 85, died April 3, 2026. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with James Godsey and Jeff Long officiating. A graveside service ...

WEST POINT — Octavious Griffin, 80, died March 28, 2026, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst, Illinois. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion M.B. Church in West Point, with Vernon ...

OXFORD – Former Tennessee guard Talaysia Cooper – the Lady Volunteers’ leading scorer each of the last two seasons – has committed to Ole Miss, she announced on social media Wednesday. Cooper averaged ...

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I am an Iran hardliner. But I’m struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump’s leadership of this war. It’s as if you were stranded by the side of the ...

Charles Herron knows a thing or two about football. He’s been the defensive coordinator at West Point, one of the most successful programs in Mississippi, for the past 15 years. In his tenure, the ...

Betsy Poag Jones, 71, of Starkville, MS, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, April 5, 2026, The funeral service will be held at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, MS, on April 8, 2026.

BAGHDAD — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.

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