After the last confirmed female died in 2023, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle now hangs on with just two known survivors.

Tucked away in Mississippi’s Pine Belt region, Hattiesburg offers that rare combination that retirees desperately search for: ...

Last fall, a routine day of rockhounding on Bureau of Land Management–managed public land in southwest Wyoming turned into an ...

The Hattiesburg Pocket Museum might be the city’s most charming surprise – a tiny, ever-changing display tucked into an alley downtown that showcases whimsical collections and curiosities. It’s the ...

UPDATE: Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon following reports of a possible active shooter. Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was placed ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss — A mall in Mississippi is back open Friday evening after an alleged shooting, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department. Police say they received multiple calls about a ...

A vehicle that could dive underwater … and stay there? During the Revolutionary War, an American colonist built an experimental submersible vehicle that George Washington called “an effort of genius.” ...

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took ...

A federal court says Republican legislators diluted Black voter strength. New maps may help Democrats break the G.O.P. supermajority in Jackson on Nov. 4. A federal court says Republican legislators ...

Entergy Mississippi announced plans to build a 754-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Vicksburg. The $1.2-billion facility will replace the former Baxter Wilson Steam Electric Station, ...

SNAPPING TURTLES are a common reptile in Iowa. Their scientific name is Chelydrda serpentina. Adults have a big head, a long spiked tail and a nasty disposition to defend itself from all takers. The ...