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Anti-Jewish hate crimes are on the rise in Illinois, and Chicago incidents are driving the increase. According to FBI data, the state saw a 6% increase in hate crimes targeting Jews from 2024 to 2025. Georgia State University professor Mia Bloom said there have been [...]

Mississippi State University graduate Adam Telle now oversees U.S. Army operations. President Trump on Thursday named Telle as the acting Army secretary. The move follows the departure of Dan Driscoll, who had reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the ongoing military conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Both Trump and Hegseth touted the […]

Social isolation will increase as people increasingly use artificial intelligence companions, says a new study and poll from two Elon University research centers. Twenty-seven percent of American adults are using the internet with significant emotional or social interactions with AI large language models such as [...]

Pass Christian softball standout Bristol Jones is taking her talents to the next level. The ace pitcher announced her commitment to William Carey University, adding another milestone to an impressive high school career. As a sophomore last season, Jones ranked second in the state in strikeouts and 50th nationally after recording 306 strikeouts. She also posted a game-high 19 strikeouts....

Tyler Robinson will stand trial for the death of Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled nearly one year after the conservative leader was shot and killed in front of thousands of people at Utah Valley University. Following a day of arguments by prosecution and defense, [...]

A new Mississippi Writers Trail marker honoring internationally recognized literary scholar, editor, and professor Noel Polk has been unveiled at the University of Southern Mississippi. Polk, a Picayune native, is widely remembered as a preeminent William Faulkner scholar. Polk’s editing, essays, books and teaching provided understanding of Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Ellen Douglas, Robert Penn Warren […]

Author shares personal experiences and trials which were overcome by faith Medical Missionary: My Journey Through Global Health and Higher Education (University Press of Mississippi, 208 pgs.) is Dr. Dan Jones  first book, published in May of this year. In the book, Jones recounts a very intimate and personal journey as a spiritual pilgrim, as well as […]

Several new polls show that Gov. Greg Abbott and state Sen. James Talarico are leading in their respective races for governor and U.S. Senate. A new University of Virginia's Center for Politics rating also downgraded both races, indicating neither are no longer considered solidly Republican. [...]

Ole Miss is making one thing certain ahead of its 2026-27 season opener — the college football world better keep an eye out for quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and running back Kewan Lacy. The university’s athletics department launched a Heisman campaign for the two star athletes in July, promoting both Chambliss and Lacy as legitimate contenders […]

In South Texas, where nearly all border counties flipped red in support of President Donald Trump in the last two elections, three candidates he's endorsed for Congress are in trouble. A new Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University poll [...]