JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawmakers in the South could be poised for a showdown with Republican governors who have said they may refuse some of the money available from a $787 billion federal stimulus...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama proposed war spending Thursday that nears $11 billion a month for the next year and a half despite the planned drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq. The Obama...

Katie Wade used to gather her books and head to the library the night before a test to study until she was kicked out the building.But when Wade, agriculture sophomore, received an economics test back...

Roman Catholic Church traditions and practices have evolved to fit a changing world in the past 2,000 years. Papal influence in government and the Latin mass are no longer Catholic standards, but some...

WASHINGTON (AP) — News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America's war dead under a new Pentagon policy, defense and congressional officials said Thursday. Defense Secretary...

Students, faculty and staff across campus probably checked their cell phones in unison Thursday morning as Information Technology Services sent out a test emergency text message at about 9 a.m.The text...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The environment would get a lot more green under President Barack Obama's proposed budget. Obama would nearly triple funding for infrastructure projects that protect waterways and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama laid out his first budget plan Thursday predicting a stunning federal deficit of $1.75 trillion this year — nearly four times last year's record —...

After floats shower beads onto the screaming crowds and the excitement of Carnival season is over, the beads, old sofas, lawn chairs and empty cans litter the streets and parade routes. But the tons of...

University researchers recently discovered a solution to reduce pollution in lakes and rivers by planting more diverse crops in farmlands and surrounding the crops with buffers.The study, "Frontiers in...

With each day's news reporting more layoffs, employees making a last-ditch effort to shield themselves from soaring unemployment rates have a non-traditional option — continuing education.Doug...

Bike paths, one-way streets and pedestrian corridors are among some of the things planned for phase two of Easy Streets — a part of a study that began in October 2008. The initial draft analyzed...