The Student Union held the grand opening ceremony of the first floor lounge Wednesday afternoon, announcing the anticipated final name for the new first-floor area."This is officially the Live Oak Lounge,"...

BANGKOK (AP) — For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The troubled basin of the Mississippi River is set to receive a $320 million boost from the Agriculture Department. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was announcing Thursday that...

Student Government is hosting its annual bus trip to the Mississippi State football game this weekend.About 260 students with 10 chaperones will leave by bus at 3:30 a.m. Saturday for the six-hour trip...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nora is weakening and has slowed down as it spins far out in the Pacific. The storm's maximum sustained winds have decreased to 50 mph (85 kph) early Thursday. Additional...

Michael Bellocq grew up visiting the local video store with his father to rent movies. Now he is surrounded by them.Bellocq, history junior and a manager at Video USA on Lee Drive, rents movies so he won't...

A newly launched, student-created Web site is dedicated to becoming the most current, reliable source for University professor ratings, course discussions and reviews of local businesses.Joshua Duke, business...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new study says that between 1851 and 2008 the number of hurricanes in the North Atlantic increased, but that the severity of storms has not. The study was done by researchers...

Lauren Stakenborghs admitted her health habits need improvement as she debated going to her evening yoga class. The elementary education senior said she tries to keep a regular yoga exercise schedule,...

Beer drinkers across the country will have to reach deeper into their pockets this fall to satisfy their cravings. With the price of domestics set to rise, craft and budget beers will see greater volume...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in central Florida.Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught...

Tailgating, Mardi Gras and crawfish boils are all staples of Louisiana culture.But while the Cajun cuisine may be good, taste doesn't mean it's good for you.Louisiana is ranked as the eighth fattest state...