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Kiffin lets No. 12 Mississippi know that one loss does not end its championship hopes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One loss won't end the championship hopes of No. 12 Mississippi, no matter how bad the Rebels' offense looked in falling to Kentucky. Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin told his team just that this week as it prepared to face South Carolina (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern...
Takeaways from AP's report on declining condom use among younger generations
Condom usage is down for everyone in the U.S., but researchers say the trend is especially stark among teens and young adults. A few factors are at play: Medical advancements like long-term birth control options and drugs that prevent sexually transmitted infections; a fading fear...
Condoms aren’t a fact of life for young Americans. They’re an afterthought
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — It’s hard to miss the overflowing bowl of condoms at the entrance of the gym. Some University of Mississippi students walking past after their workout snicker and point, and the few who step forward to consider grabbing a condom rethink it when their friends...
Mississippi's forensic beds to double in 2025
A new facility for Mississippians with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system will open early next year. The 83-bed maximum-security building at Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield should open in January, Department of Mental Health Executive Director...
Mississippi asks court to set execution for man on death row since 1976
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general on Tuesday requested an execution date for the state's longest-serving death row inmate. Richard Gerald Jordan, now 78, was sentenced to death in 1976 for the kidnapping and killing of Edwina Marter earlier that year in...
Louisiana governor plans to call third special session to overhaul the state's tax system
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, marking the third such gathering this year, with the hopes of overhauling the state’s current tax system that the Republican said is failing residents. ...
Favre tries to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor over welfare spending
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. White's...
Plans to build green spaces aimed at tackling heat, flooding and blight
A group of nonprofits in and around the capital city are teaming up to build new green spaces in Jackson, looking to offer environmental benefits such as limiting both flooding as well as a phenomenon known as “ heat islands.” Dominika Parry, a Polish native, founded the...
Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kentucky dragged another highly ranked opponent into the muck, and this time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats closed the deal. Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 on Saturday, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with...
Ed Pittman dies at 89 after serving in all three branches of Mississippi government
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Edwin Lloyd “Ed” Pittman, who served in all three branches of Mississippi government before retiring as chief justice of the state Supreme Court, has died. He was 89. Pittman died Wednesday at his home in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland, according to the...
