Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....

If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that there should be a Tammy Wynette Museum in Tremont, Miss. Sadly, momentum may not be on our side. For one thing, the one-time First Lady of Country Music has been dead for 15 years; her fans aren't...

Opting out of Medicaid expansion will cost Mississippians and destabilize hospitals, according to a coalition of advocates. "There is confusion about what the Affordable Care Act is for and what its provisions are," said Jo Bradley of Smithville, who...

(Adds U.N. statement, paragraphs 6-7) * US, Russia bury differences to push for Syria peace talks * Not clear warring parties will readily agree to negotiate * Threat of conflict spilling over has alarmed world powers * Kerry says without deal Syria...

* Phrase used at news conference sparks curiosity * Favorite term of Obama aides hauled out by president By Steve Holland and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - It sounds like something teenagers need before borrowing their parents' car, but...

The death last week of the great country singer George Jones immediately brought to mind his marriage to the late Tammy Wynette, Itawamba County's own most famous daughter, and their professional collaboration that lasted longer than their marriage....

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man'...

Gov. Phil Bryant recently signed into law legislation authorizing the state to issue up to $196 million in bonds to finance various building projects across the state. Many of the proposals have received a great deal of attention, such as $96.5...

James Everett Dutschke was arrested at his South Canal Street home in Tupelo early Saturday morning on charges of knowingly developing, producing, stockpiling, transferring, acquiring, retaining and possessing a biological agent for use as a weapon....

More information is emerging on a second man searched in connection with the federal case investigating ricin-laced letters that were sent April 8 to the president, Sen. Roger Wicker and Lee County Judge Sadie Holland. Tupelo's James Everett Dutschke,...

A Tupelo, Miss., martial arts instructor and former legislative candidate became the full focus of investigators Wednesday as they continue to search for the person who sent poisoned letters to President Barack Obama along with a Mississippi senator and a...

Kevin Curtis' attorney on Monday said that with nothing linking the poison ricin and her client, federal prosecutors should dismiss the charges. "The searches are concluded; not one single shred of evidence was found to indicate Kevin could have done...