Strong storms bring tornadoes to all of Florida
Vast storm system turned several homes to rubble in the Panhandle, as Miami residents report fierce winds
Mississippi
Teenager charged in weekend shooting of Mississippi officer
Officer remains sedated and unconscious in an intensive care unit at a Memphis hospital after being shot in the face
Winter storm hits frozen East Coast
In the South, suspected tornadoes touched down in a rural town on Florida's Panhandle and in Mississippi
Mississippi cop shot in head during robbery investigation
Mayor says the officer is on a ventilator, has lost one eye, and the bullet remains lodged in his brain
Appeals court throws out order blocking Mississippi executions
Federal appeals court ruled that a lower court judge ruled incorrectly in August when he blocked the state from executing prisoners
Two killed at Mardi Gras parade identified
Officials identified the two people who were fatally shot at a Mississippi Mardi Gras parade on Sunday; four others were injured
2 dead, 4 hurt in shooting at Mississippi Mardi Gras parade
Pass Christian police investigating shooting at the locally-renowned parade; parade among the largest on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Destructive tornadoes rip across Mississippi, Alabama
The outbreak damaged homes and knocked out power lines
Huge storm system fuels tornadoes in South, blizzards in Midwest
More than 27 million Americans are in the path of more dangerous weather stretching from the South to the mid-Atlantic
Mississippi could debate firing squad as execution method
State's attorney general asks legislature to approve alternative methods of execution in case lethal injections are barred
Shootout in gun shop over $25 kills 2, sheriff says
Mississippi gun shop owner and his 17-year-old son died, another two wounded, in a shootout over a service charge
Donald Trump vows to "unsign" Obama gun measures
GOP front-runner warns president's executive action, still not finalized, will "really knock the hell out of" Second Amendment
Death toll in Southeast storm rises as states brace for more
Tornadoes, flooding have wreaked havoc across the country and left 26 dead; In Texas, fierce storm spawned deadly storms in Dallas area
Tornadoes cast pall over Christmas in South
State of emergency declared after twisters killed at least 14 in 3 states, including 7-year-old boy
14 dead as Christmastime tornadoes ravage the South
Warm weather helped spawn twisters from Arkansas to Michigan; Authorities confirmed seven deaths in Mississippi, including that of a 7-year-old boy
FBI: Gun, drug arrests after Miss. teen burned alive
17 suspected gang members were arrested as a result of the investigation into the death of Jessica Chambers, found burned alive more than a year ago
Ole Miss football player falls from fourth-floor hotel window
Mississippi defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche -- a top 2015 NFL draft prospect -- was hospitalized after tumble from Atlanta hotel
Autopsy: Suspect in officers' deaths had enlarged heart
30-year-old Marvin Banks, charged with capital murder for killing 2 Mississippi cops, died Friday after being found unresponsive in jail cell
Dead man, missing girl found at Mississippi home
Four days after a 16-year-old girl went missing, she was found at a house where a man reportedly had been dead for several days
Cows on the loose on Miss. interstate
18-wheeler carrying more than 100 cows overturns in Jackson
Man accused of attacking parents over fast food
"They ordered food from a fast food restaurant and didn't include him," a sheriff's spokesman said
Woman accused of inappropriate relationship with kid
Agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday charged Allison Evans Slonaker with one count of gratification of lust and one count of exploitation of a child.
FBI investigating clash at Ole Miss game allegedly between officer, fan
Officer suspended with pay during an investigation about whether he punched a spectator at Saturday's Ole Miss-LSU football game
State of emergency declared over parking lot hole in Miss.
At least 14 vehicles in an IHOP parking lot in Meridian were swallowed up by sudden 30-foot wide, 360-foot long hole
Parking lot cave-in at Mississippi IHOP swallows cars
At least a dozen vehicles believed lost in hole in parking lot in Meridian that was about 20 feet deep; cause unclear
Live
Thune plans Senate vote amid rare Sunday session
The government shutdown is now on Day 40 as senators returned to Capitol Hill for a rare Sunday session. Follow live updates here.
USDA says states must "immediately undo any steps" to send full SNAP benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with the government's new orders.
Duffy says travel to be "reduced to a trickle" for holidays due to shutdown
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights ahead of this weekend as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown.
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner for 17 years, dies at 84
During his tenure from 1989 to 2006, Paul Tagliabue oversaw the expansion of the NFL to 32 teams.
Virginia Gov.-elect Spanberger warns state heading toward "energy crisis"
With the world's highest concentration of AI data centers, Virginia faces energy costs that Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger aims to lower during her term.
Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan
A powerful earthquake, with an upgraded magnitude of 6.9 and a depth of about 12 miles, struck off the coast of northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
White House says Commanders naming new stadium after Trump would be "beautiful"
Under a deal between the Commanders and D.C., the team will return to the nation's capital in a new stadium expected to cost nearly $4 billion.
BBC's director and head of news resign amid Trump speech edit controversy
Britain's public broadcaster has been criticized for editing a speech President Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021, before protesters attacked the Capitol in Washington.
Israel receives remains of an Israeli soldier who was killed in Gaza in 2014
Hamas said it found the body of the soldier, Hadar Goldin, in a tunnel in the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah on Saturday. Goldin was killed on Aug. 1, 2014.