Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right? By Sarah Mervosh Photographs by Rory Doyle Reporting from Hazlehurst, Miss. and Jackson, Miss.

Mississippi’s upward progress has made it the center of conversation in the education world over the past few years, as people consider how one of the poorest states could manage such significant ...

WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor’s brother — at three locations during a Friday ...

Congregants and leaders vowed to rebuild a historic Mississippi synagogue that was heavily damaged by a fire after an individual was taken into custody for what authorities said Sunday was an act of ...

We don’t get to see Gregg Popovich often these days. The longtime former San Antonio Spurs head coach and still current team president was present at an NBA G League game on Friday night, where the ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer details the findings of his research into creating genuine opportunity for every child in America, regardless of background. Photo: Free to Choose Network Trust in ...

A 24-year-old Mississippi man is charged with murder after six people were killed in a series of related shootings Friday night. The shootings took place in northeast Mississippi, in the rural ...

The man accused of torching a historic Mississippi Jewish temple branded it a “synagogue of Satan” and admitted he targeted it in an antisemitic attack, according to court docs. Stephen Pittman told ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday, calling it the ...

A suspect was in custody Saturday after an apparent arson attack set a Mississippi synagogue ablaze, destroying Torahs and prompting an investigation involving the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task ...

WEST POINT, Miss. — A Mississippi man pleaded not guilty Monday to killing six people — including a 7-year-old girl — during a rampage through a rural area in the northeastern part of the state. At a ...

Mississippi College, the state's oldest higher learning institution, will celebrate its 200th anniversary in January 2026. The school was the first coeducational college in the U.S. to grant degrees ...