Report criticizes offshore oil and gas environmental agency
NEW ORLEANS — The federal agency in charge of offshore oil and gas environmental enforcement doesn’t have a strong inspection program for working pipelines...
Black soldier mistreatment common even before Virginia case
NORFOLK, Va. — The police officers’ guns were trained on the uniformed U.S. Army lieutenant, his arms raised and palms outstretched as he sat...
Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species...
Conservation groups sue Engineer Corps over Yazoo Pumps
JACKSON, Miss. — A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a massive flood-control project in the south...
Judge from Mississippi civil rights murder trial dies at 79
JACKSON, Miss. — A private funeral will be held Friday for the Mississippi judge who handed down a life sentence to the white supremacist...
BP spill rescue pelican returns from Georgia to Louisiana
QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La. — A pelican rescued from the 2010 oil spill, cleaned of oil and released in Georgia has returned 700 miles...
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection
NEW ORLEANS — Conservation groups sued on Tuesday to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules protecting sea turtles, even though...
Grand jury clears Mississippi officer who killed Georgia man
GULFPORT, Miss. — A grand jury has cleared a Mississippi police officer who fatally shot a Georgia man outside a home last year.
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Laundress’s gift inspires total of $3.1M from Army retiree
HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi has received $2.9 million from the estate of a man first inspired to donate by a laundress...
