Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded ...

Several weekend events are canceled, like the highly anticipated spring football games at Jackson State University and Alcorn ...

A witness said they did not see any smoke or fire coming from the helicopter before it went down, but they heard a loud boom, ...

The 100 Black Men of Jackson Inc. is an organization that has been around for 35 years. The program mentors young men from ages 8-18. Their mission is to expose the mentees to positive older men to ...

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U ...

A man accused of trying to kill a police officer during a shootout with his brother was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.

S&P 500 drops 6% and Dow plunges 2,200 to close the worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump's tariffs.

President Donald Trump's administration has decided not to cover expensive, high-demand obesity treatments under the ...

There was a community scare when people saw smoke rising from a local dollar store in Jackson. Multiple people called 16 WAPT ...

As the April 15 tax filing deadline fast approaches, fewer Americans have filed their federal taxes, and more have requested ...

The US economy added 228,000 jobs in March, but experts warn that President Trump's new tariffs could impact future growth.