Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter and others challenge Lane Kiffin's account of events surrounding his departure for LSU.

Ole Miss lost a coach but gained in the College Football Rankings, moving up a spot to No. 6 despite the sudden departure of Lane Kiffin to LSU.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says he feels he like he has to make an announcement about his coaching future by Saturday and says doing so won't be “as enjoyable as people think.”.

Trinidad Chambliss threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 6 Mississippi beat Mississippi State 38-19 in the Battle for the Golden Egg.

A person familiar with the search says Florida is moving on from Lane Kiffin and targeting Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next head coach.

A sleepy week filled with nonconference blowouts locked the College Football Playoff rankings into a virtual standstill, with Ohio State ranked first again and Oregon’s flip-flop with Ole Miss at Nos.

Oregon has returned to the top five in the AP Top 25 college football rankings after a victory over USC.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin will announce his next move — likely Florida or LSU — after the Egg Bowl against Mississippi State.

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin will announce his next move — likely Florida or LSU — after the Egg Bowl against Mississippi State.

Federal agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called “Swamp Sweep” in New Orleans in the coming weeks.

Lane Kiffin says Mississippi hasn't given him an ultimatum to make up his mind about his coaching future.

Georgia has moved up to No. 4 in The Associated Press poll, Oklahoma is back in the top 10 and North Texas is ranked for the first time since 1959.

Ohio State stayed atop the College Football Playoff rankings for the second straight week, while Indiana remained at No. 2 despite barely squeaking out a victory last week while third-ranked Texas A&M coasted.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can continue their practice of counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Officials say an explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi has caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate.

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.

Federal authorities have announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers.

Trinidad Chambliss threw for 315 yards and a touchdown and Kewan Lacy ran for two scores to help No. 8 Mississippi defeat No. 13 Oklahoma 34-26.

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student was put to death Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.

The FBI said a fifth person has been arrested in a weekend shooting in Mississippi that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured.

The FBI says four people have been arrested, three of them on murder charges, in a weekend shooting that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town.

Trinidad Chambliss threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 4 Mississippi over Washington State 24-21.

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.

One of Mississippi’s most-visited cultural attractions has reopened in the midst of the government shutdown, thanks to funding from a nonprofit group.

Oregon has moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, while Mississippi has its highest ranking since 2015.

Trinidad Chambliss passed for 314 yards and a touchdown and No. 13 Ole Miss defeated No. 4 LSU 24-19.

911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana are back online after going down Thursday afternoon, an AT&T spokesperson said.

Mississippi police say an autopsy by the state medical examiner's office has concluded a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide.

Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University.

More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water.

An Associated Press analysis reveals that survivors of major natural disasters in the U.S. are waiting longer for federal aid.

Two U.S. senators have visited Taiwan, drawing criticism from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and opposes official contact between the two sides.

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront.

Mississippi author Greg Iles has died at 65.

The Supreme Court has refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children.

An Army veteran finds peace through a unique bond with a spider monkey named Louie.

Authorities are asking for members of the public to provide surveillance footage and details from eyewitnesses as they investigate the fatal shooting of an Ole Miss football player in Memphis after a pool party.

A federal court has ruled that a Mississippi law that requires social media users to verify their ages can go into effect.

Authorities say an Ole Miss freshman football player has been killed in a shooting in Tennessee.

The Supreme Court will consider whether to revive a lawsuit from a man barred from evangelizing outside a small-town Mississippi amphitheater after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker.

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

The Murray State Racers are about to be embraced as the College World Series’ lovable underdogs by local fans looking to adopt a team for the week.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. — files that the civil rights leader’s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives.

Director Ryan Coogler and other cast and crew members of the hit film “Sinners” visited Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the film is set, for a special screening.

Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornadoes ripped through the state.

Prosecutors say a Mississippi man who harassed Jennifer Aniston for two years then crashed his vehicle through the front gate of her home has been charged with felony stalking and felony vandalism.

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports.

A beloved pet tortoise named Myrtle has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak.

About 45 years have passed since a state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries.

Jase Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Sean Pedulla scored 20 points, Jaemyn Brakefield had 19 and Mississippi beat Iowa State 91-78 to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history.

Sean Pedulla made a critical 3-pointer with 52.8 seconds left, and Mississippi topped North Carolina 71-64 in the NCAA Tournament after the Rebels squandered most of a 22-point lead in the second half.

The Weather Authority has issued an Impact Day for Sunday, March 16 due to the approaching cold front and squall line forecasted intensity.

Officials say a medical transport helicopter has crashed in Mississippi.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points on senior night, Alex Condon notched his second straight double-double and No. 5 Florida beat Mississippi 90-71 in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday.

Powerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation.

A Mississippi city is dropping its lawsuit against a newspaper that had its editorial criticizing local officials removed by a judge.

Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Topo 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week.

Women represent half of the U.S. population.

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 football poll of the season after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014.

Officials are assessing the damage after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and killing at least four people.

A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has officially announced he will forego his last year of college eligibility and declare for the 2025 NFL Draft.

A federal appeals court says medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law.

Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC.

Princely Umanmielen’s return to the Swamp ended with a police escort.

DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff contention.

Voters in central Mississippi and the Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday for a runoff election to resolve two state judicial races in which no candidate received the required vote majority in the Nov. 5 general election.

Mississippi's practice of removing voting rights for certain felonies is cruel and unusual.

Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin.

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne has been ruled out of the big game against Tennessee with a rib injury.

Oregon is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week.

Jaxson Dart threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Wells Jr. in the third quarter, and No. 16 Mississippi shut down No. 2 Georgia for a 28-10 victory.

The Southeastern Conference is cracking down on its players falling down and feigning injuries.

Donald Trump has campaigned with NFL legend Brett Favre at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

A conservative federal court says Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day.

Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi when someone opened fire into a group of young people on a trail who were celebrating a school’s homecoming football game.

Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll following thrilling wins in high-profile games.

Garrett Nussmeier threw a tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation and hit Kyren Lacy for a 25-yard scoring strike on No. 13 LSU’s first play of overtime, completing a stunning 29-26 comeback victory over No. 9 Mississippi.

The Southeastern Conference’s biggest shakeups haven’t come courtesy of newcomers Oklahoma and Texas so far, but from more unlikely culprits.

One of four people charged in the shooting death of Southern Miss football player Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr. has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

The Mississippi attorney general requesting an execution date for the state's longest-serving death row inmate.

Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their highest-ranked win of coach Mark Stoops’ 12-year career.

A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against people who criticize them.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre told a congressional committee Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men.

Wake Forest has announced future football games against Oregon State.

A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910.

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year’s matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent.

Jaxson Dart passed for 377 yards and two touchdowns, Henry Parrish Jr. rushed for 148 yards and two TDs, and No. 5 Mississippi beat Wake Forest 40-6.

A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of an inmate who fled to Chicago.

A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer.

A man wanted on murder and armed robbery charges has been taken into custody after a 15-hour standoff with police at a Chicago restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention.

Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a speech that still resonates in American politics.

It’s almost time.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.

Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots.

Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre have asked a federal appeals court to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member — former tight end Shannon Sharpe.