Mississippi

...of the basket. </p><p>Friday was no different, and Clemente scored 17 points. But he took too long to find his offensive groove, and Mississippi beat K-State 86-74 in the semifinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. </p><p>Even though...

In this article: K-State, Ole Miss, Puerto Rico, Chris Warren, and Andy Kennedy

OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother. Bobbye Favazza told The Commercial Appeal she went into labor this past Friday and gave birth...

...by Continental, US Airways, Northwest and Delta. By Larry Olmsted, Special for USA TODAY As a vacation destination, coastal Mississippi has had its share of ups and downs. The low point came in 2005, when Hurricane Katrina destroyed...

In this article: Biloxi, Hurricane Katrina, Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Ocean Springs, Gulfport, USA Today, and Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour's plan to merge Mississippi's three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over the...

In this article: Haley Barbour, Alcorn State University, Jackson, Mississippi Valley State University, and Jackson State University

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Federal regulators Thursday authorized Entergy Corp.'s utilities in Mississippi and Arkansas to leave a multistate agreement, a move expected to eventually save money for electric customers in...

In this article: Arkansas, Entergy, Louisiana, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

...historically black colleges into one public historically black college. Then, for good measure, Mississippi University for Women would be merged into Mississippi State University. While his plan stressed that the various merged...

In this article: Haley Barbour, Institutional racism, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, and Supreme Court

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Terrico White scored 19 points as Mississippi placed four players in double figures to defeat Alabama State 90-53 on Monday night. Eniel Polynice added 17 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the...

In this article: Chris Warren and Oxford

...is still not very good," Prosser said. Texas is the top cotton producing U.S. state, while Georgia and Mississippi alternate for second place. Mississippi's sweet potatoes, a tradition at Thanksgiving holiday meals, were heavily...

In this article: Soybean, Sweet potato, U.S., and Gulf of Mexico

In "The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption," Harry N. MacLean explores the issue of racial reconciliation. The book wonders whether the conviction of former Klansman Seale can atone...

In this article: Edgar Ray Killen, Supreme Court, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman