Rising Fertilizer and Fuel Costs Threaten Mississippi Farms

Sledge Taylor, 73, walks his corn fields just outside Como, Miss. on Friday, April 17, 2026. The corn stalks are currently between vegetative stages known as V3 and V5, normally when Taylor would be applying nitrogen fertilizer. But he said he may not do it this year because of the cost of fertilizer. Jay Marcano

DOJ Proposal Would Pause State Bar Investigations

Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026. Bondi is one of several DOJ officials who've faced ethics complaints with state bar associations in recent years. Matt McClain/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matt McClain/Getty Images The Justice Department wants to oversee the discipline of its

Planned Parenthood Adds Botox as Funding Gap Widens

Samantha Pohlman, a registered nurse, performs a cosmetic treatment procedure on Christine Ruiz at Planned Parenthood - B Street in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, March 20. Planned Parenthood is expanding its services by offering cosmetic treatments like injections to expand its revenue sources. Tracy Barbutes for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tracy Barbutes for NPR SACRAMENTO

U.S. Delegation Heads to Pakistan as Iran Talks Resume

An Iranian woman walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 24, 2026, in tribute to the schoolgirls in Minab killed in an airstrike. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images The White House has confirmed that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and

Justice Department Reauthorizes Pentobarbital, Permits Firing Squads

The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 6, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration

Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Border Asylum Suspension

President Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar

Cretaceous ‘Kraken’: Giant Octopuses Ruled Ancient Seas

A sketch of the giant octopus. Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University hide caption toggle caption Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University A hundred million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, the oceans were filled with giant predators, prowling for their next meal. There was the mosasaur —

Spain Dismisses Reports of US Plans to Punish NATO Allies

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday said he was "not worried" after a report suggested the US is considering expelling Spain from NATO for failing to support American operations in the war with Iran. According to a US official cited by Reuters news agency, an internal Pentagon email outlines possible measures targeting NATO allies
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