World & Nation
Seven people are dead and dozens have been injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20.
Aug. 31, 2024
Three federal judges tell Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts because the current ones dilute Black voters’ power.
July 3, 2024
A counterdemonstration against a Gaza war protest at the University of Mississippi turned ugly when one counterprotester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman. A Republican congressman praised the hecklers.
May 3, 2024
Opinion
Mississippi taints its history as the battleground for democracy by celebrating Confederate Heritage Month.
April 21, 2024
Already sentenced to years in federal prison, six former Mississippi law enforcement officers are sentenced in state court for torturing two Black men.
April 10, 2024
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy.
March 13, 2024
Last year, law enforcement officers burst into a home without a warrant and assaulted the two men with stun guns, a sex toy and other objects.
March 19, 2024
The last of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men outside Mississippi’s capital have been sentenced.
March 21, 2024
Two former Mississippi deputies -- among six officers convicted -- wept as a federal judge sentenced them to years in prison and condemned their cruelty for torturing two Black men.
March 20, 2024
State health officials have told residents in Jackson, Miss., to boil their tap water after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s supply.
Jan. 12, 2024