London, April.28 (ANI): Former martial arts instructor Everett Dutschke has been arrested in Mississippi under accusations that he had been sending letters to U.S. President Barack Obama, a senator and a judge containing ricin, a toxic element from a castor oil plant.

Washington, April 24 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that a cancer drug that works by inhibiting the growth of blood vessels might also help reduce fat.

Washington, Apr. 19 (ANI): The Mississippi man suspected of sending deadly ricin in letters to President Barack Obama and a senator is known to police, who have long viewed him as a paranoid conspiracy theorist prone to violence.

Sydney, Apr. 18 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a man on suspicion of sending poisonous letters to US President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator.

Washington, March 4 (ANI): A team of researchers has described the first case of a so-called "functional cure" in an HIV-infected infant.

Washington, Jan. 27 (ANI): Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour has said that "stupid" and "offensive" comments made by one candidate can have a negative effect on others in the same political party.

Beijing, Dec. 23 (Xinhua-ANI): A U.S. judge on Friday granted final approval to British oil giant BP's multibillion-dollar settlement with businesses and individuals affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Washington, Nov. 10 (ANI): A flurry of 'racist tweets' that followed President Barack Obama's re-election came primarily from southern states in the US, a new map that geographically pinpointed the point of origin of the 'hate speech' has revealed.

Washington, October 21 (ANI): A trio of University of Mississippi faculty members from different areas of campus has created a patent-pending device that could change the lives of people who stutter.

Washington, August 8 (ANI): In a hearing on Monday, officials from a county in Mississippi brought new legislation regarding sagging pants to the forefront in an effort to weed out an "indecent" wardrobe choice that's keeping the Jackson area youth out of work.

Mississippi, July 30 (ANI): A church in the American state of Mississippi refused to allow a couple to marry because they were black. Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson had planned to get married at the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, but the pastor of the church said the ceremony could not be conducted. Pastor Stan Weatherford told ABC News that there had never been a wedding for blacks at the church since it was opened in 1883.

London, June 17 (ANI): A male model has filed a 1million dollar lawsuit against a US retail outlet and a modelling agent claiming that he was told to strip and masturbate at a photo shoot so that he could look 'relaxed'

Lawrence (Kansas, US), Mar.14 (ANI): Former Pennsylvania Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum delivered another sharp shock to the Mitt Romney's campaign Tuesday night, by claiming victory in the Alabama and Mississippi presidential primaries.

Washington, Mar 13(ANI): About half of Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi believe US President Barack Obama is a Muslim, and about one in four respondents said his parents' inter-racial marriage should have been illegal, a new poll has found.

Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): A division of Mississippi-based American Family Association, One Million Moms, has slammed Ben and Jerry's new 'Schweddy Balls' flavoured ice cream, labelling it as 'vulgar'.

Washington, Aug 7 (ANI): A Mississippi State classics professor has found a declining trend of religious words when he surveyed the ugliest and most beautiful words used by university students.