Mississippi man freed after being tried for same crime 6 times
Curtis Flowers was on death row when his most recent conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court in June.
Mississippi
Lawsuit seeks to prevent prosecutor from keeping blacks off juries
Mississippi prosecutor Doug Evans has tried Curtis Flowers, who is black, six times for the same 1996 quadruple murder
Democrat Mike Espy announces Senate run in Mississippi
The former Secretary of Agriculture ran for the Senate in a 2018 special election
Republican Tate Reeves wins Mississippi's governor's race
Tate defeated Democrat Jim Hood, the state's attorney general
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Judgment Day comes for Virginia Republicans
Republicans hold razor-thin majorities in the state's legislature, and Democrats are hoping to flip both chambers in what was once a GOP stronghold
2020 Daily Trail Markers: GOP faces tough races in Trump country
Trump and Pence head to the South to help out Republican gubernatorial candidates ahead of Tuesday's election
Democrats look to win governor's races in Trump country on Tuesday
Two Southern gubernatorial races will be a major test for both parties as they head into 2020
White supremacists seen filming in front of Emmett Till memorial
Two men are seen holding up Neo-Confederate flags in front of the historical marker, not far from where 14-year-old Emmett Till's body was believed to have been found
Trump slams impeachment inquiry at Mississippi rally
The president slammed his Democratic rivals, including Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi
Oyster shortages follow record floods: "Never been this bad"
Extreme weather linked to climate change is wreaking havoc in oyster production in parts of the U.S.
Bulletproof Emmett Till marker replaces vandalized sign
This is the fourth historical marker at the site. Previous ones became a target for vandals
22 paratroopers hurt during night training jump in Mississippi
Dozens landed in trees away from their target zone at Camp Shelby after jumping from a C-130 transport plane, officials said; no injury was considered life-threatening
Driver killed, 8 students injured in school bus crash
Four students injured in the crash were listed in serious but not critical condition at a Tennessee hospital
Wedding venue denies interracial couple
When a couple was turned away based on race, a family member went to the venue to confront the owner
2020 Daily Trail Markers: And then there were 20...
Kirsten Gillibrand announced the end of her presidential bid
Mississippi voters to choose GOP nominee for governor in runoff
Second-term Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves or retired state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. face off in the GOP runoff Tuesday
2 black men's sex abuse cases settled for far less than others
Famed Catholic religious order settled sex abuse cases recently by secretly paying two black Mississippi men $15,000 each
Employers scrutinized after ICE raids in Mississippi
Employers can be fined up to nearly $20,000 per undocumented worker, but none have been fined yet
ICE raids in Mississippi leave family shaken
One mother was left to take care of nine kids alone after her sister-in-law and husband were swept up in immigration raids
Hundreds of workers released after massive Mississippi raids
Nearly 700 undocumented workers were rounded up at work places in Mississippi on Wednesday. Some have been released — but communities are still reeling from the massive operation
ICE rounds up hundreds in immigration sweeps in Mississippi
In a series of workplace raids in southern Mississippi, authorities apprehended approximately 680 undocumented workers
Sobbing girl begs for dad's release after massive ICE raid
"Let my parent be free with everybody else please," the girl says after her father was one of hundreds of undocumented immigrants rounded up by ICE in Mississippi
Dads welcome elementary students on first day of school
"The inspiration behind it was the want for our kids to know their dad's believe in them and support them," said the president of the school's PTA
Mississippi gubernatorial GOP primary race heads into runoff
Mississippi's lieutenant governor, Tate Reeves, will face former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., in a GOP primary runoff on later this month
Man pleads guilty to burning crosses in black neighborhood
Graham Williamson admitted he and another man burned the cross to frighten and intimidate African American residents in Seminary, Mississippi, in October 2017
live updates
Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; manhunt for shooter ongoing
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
Charlie Kirk, influential voice for young conservatives, killed at 31
Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.
Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed by fired FBI agents says the bureau "tried to put the President in jail and he hasn't forgotten it."
Harris: Biden 2024 decision shouldn't have been "left to an individual's ego"
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' book, "107 Days," will detail her sprint of a race for the presidency.
2 students wounded in shooting at Colorado high school; suspect dead
Authorities said a male student opened fire with a handgun Wednesday at Evergreen High School, wounding two students, before fatally shooting himself, according to authorities.
House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
It's unclear if the repeal will end up in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which still has to get through the Senate.
Mars rover uncovers strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.
Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest person, new ranking says
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison took the title of world's richest person from Elon Musk after stock in the software giant shot up on Wednesday.
Why thousands of people in rural West Virginia lack reliable drinking water
About 250,000 West Virginia residents rely on untreated sources of water, like natural springs or aquifers from coal mines.