A creative pensioner has built matchstick models of famous landmarks from across the globe, including Tower Bridge, Notre Dame and the Statue of Liberty. Derrick, 87, from Sheffield, has spent countless hours in his kitchen building miniature versions of iconic venues from around the world. He finished his most recent creation, the Mississippi Boat, during … Read more
Flaming idiot! Man is blown off his feet when he pours lighter fuel on his barbecue and it explodes into a fireball Jawan Brown, 27, from Batesville, Mississippi, was grilling meat in his garage He decided to put lighter fluid on the barbecue and was blown off his feet Mr Brown suffered no injuries from … Read more
Britney Spears breaks her silence amid documentary controversy as she says she is ‘taking time to learn and be a normal person’ By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 00:03 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 00:10 GMT, 10 February 2021 Britney Spears appears to be addressing fan worries after the release of the new documentary … Read more
A scheduled test of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on Saturday quickly went off the rails, casting doubt on the next steps of sending Americans to space and the moon. The Space Launch System is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever, with four RS-25 rocket engines and two external boosters built by Northrop … Read more
Sneaky beak! Moment aggressive ostrich bites man’s finger as he feeds the bird at drive-through wildlife park The man was feeding the two ostriches he came across in Como, Mississippi The hungry bird snached his finger instead of the food, making him cry in pain He then tries to avoid the birds who insist on … Read more
Man, 23, makes history as he becomes youngest black certified Boeing 777 pilot in the world Malik Sinegal, from Mississippi, last month became youngest ever black Boeing 777 pilot in the world Sinegal graduated from Delta State University with a degree in commercial aviation Boeing 777 is the world’s largest twinjet plane and is usually reserved … Read more
Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the US to bear the Confederate battle emblem following a historic vote by a coalition of lawmakers, both black and white and across the political aisle, on Sunday. Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has said he would sign the bill into law as soon as it comes … Read more
Faith Hill is calling on the state of Mississippi to change its flag because it features a Confederate flag within it, calling it a ‘symbol of terror’ on Twitter. In a series of tweets on Thursday, the 52-year-old Mississippi native pleaded her case to change the flag amid growing pressure around the United States to … Read more
Protesters have reignited calls for the Confederate battle emblem in the Mississippi state flag to be removed. Anti-racism protests have toppled Confederate statues and monuments across the U.S. after the death of George Floyd, and NASCAR has banned the display of the rebel flag. But Mississippi has been a holdout for years in displaying the … Read more
Jay-Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation is backing a lawsuit alleging that inmates are held in “barbaric” conditions at a Mississippi prison. The class-action lawsuit, published by CBS, was filed on behalf of 152 inmates. It names as defendants several officials from the state department of correction and from the facility. At the heart of the suit … Read more