President Donald Trump announced U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in Nigeria over the holiday. Here's why.

A mall in Hattiesburg has reopened after reports of shots being fired inside the building. The Hattiesburg Police Department ...

WAPT Meteorologist Brendan Weathers has the latest most accurate weather forecast for Jackson and Central Mississippi ...

Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died at age 65.

The men have repeatedly said they were physically and psychologically tortured while at the notorious Salvadoran prison.

California has dismissed a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that the "powerful and deadly" strikes in the state of Sokoto were carried ...

A Cuban immigrant who worked at a Kentucky scrapyard has died from severe burns suffered in last month's UPS cargo plane ...

Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of ...

Stress, cold weather and indulging a bit too much in tasty treats over the holidays make for a dangerous combination.

The owner of a Jackson restaurant in business for more than 60 years has died. Bob Crechale died on Christmas Eve, according to social media posts from family members. "He has been undergoing ...

In Rankin County, downed power lines and a tree are causing a backup in traffic. It happened on State Route 496. According to ...