Train slams into charter bus in Mississippi, killing 4
The bus was carrying 50 senior citizens when its side was struck by a train
Mississippi
DREAMer arrested in Miss. after speaking about immigration issues
Argentinian-born Daniela Vargas was taken into custody on Wednesday, according to attorneys and ICE
Search for suspect in woman's slaying, jogger's shooting
Mississippi authorities have launched a nationwide search for 28-year-old Alex Bridges Deaton
Boy, 5, among family members shot dead in Miss. home
Authorities have charged one person in the shooting deaths of the boy and his mother, grandmother and aunt at their home in Mississippi
Mississippi considers firing squad, gas chamber as execution methods
Lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add them as execution methods in case a court blocks use of lethal injection drugs
Tornadoes touch down, wreak havoc in Louisiana
Gov. declares state of emergency after twisters rip houses from foundations, leave 10,000 without power
Emmett Till's accuser recants claims that led to his death
In 1955 Mississippi, Carolyn Bryant told her husband Till whistled at her. A few days later, Till was found dead
While the Falcons were winning, twisters tore up Georgia
Residents are just beginning to pick up the pieces after a rare and powerful January storm system tears across the Deep South, killing 19
Twisters, other violent weather devastate Southeast
Lives lost in Georgia and Mississippi -- and storms still threaten parts of South Carolina, Florida
Deadly tornado rips through parts of southern Mississippi
Tornado hits Hattiesburg, Mississippi, area in the dark of night, killing people, flattening scores of homes
Miss. town to reconsider "Great Americans Day" designation on MLK Day, mayor says
A Biloxi City Councilman said after the social media firestorm: "You know, we’re all looking at it and saying, ‘Hey, we need to change it'"
Great Americans Day? Miss. town under fire for post that doesn't mention MLK Day
Biloxi posted about upcoming closures for Monday, calling the holiday Great Americans Day instead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Atty: Parishioner innocent in "Vote Trump" church burning
An African-American man charged in burning of a black church that was also spray-painted with “Vote Trump” has been falsely accused, his attorney said Thursday
Home of slain civil rights leader to be declared national landmark
Medgar Evers' Mississippi home is one of 24 sites in the U.S. given the designation by the U.S. Interior Department
Congregation member arrested in black church burning in Mississippi
Andrew McClinton of Leland, Mississippi, also allegedly spray-painted the words "Vote Trump"
Sailor enters plea in transgender woman's fatal stabbing
Dwanya Hickerson allegedly stabbed and slashed Dee Whigham 119 times in a Mississippi hotel room in July
The Golden Triangle
Joe Max Higgins is credited with generating about 6,000 manufacturing jobs in Mississippi’s Golden Triangle, one of the poorest areas in the country. How’s he doing it? Bill Whitaker reports.
How far Joe will go for jobs
Jobs guru Joe Max Higgins went to extreme lengths to convince a Japanese tire company to bring a plant—and 2,000 jobs—to his rural Mississippi county
Mandatory evacuations underway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, as wildfire roars
Emergency officials in Tennessee say a wildfire has set 30 structures ablaze in Gatlinburg, including a 16-story hotel, and is at the edge of the Dollywood theme park
No evidence of flammable substance at Miss. church
Greenville Fire Chief Ruben Brown said they still believe the fire was started by arson, but it appears no accelerate was used to start it
Person of interest questioned in black church fire in Mississippi
African-American church was spray-painted with words "Vote Trump"; evidence of arson found at scene, police say
"Vote Trump" painted on wall of fire-damaged black church
Mississippi mayor calls fire a hate crime as arson investigators collect evidence
2 kids among 3 dead in Halloween hayride tragedy on Miss. highway
Pickup rammed flatbed carrying trick-or-treaters and adults being pulled by SUV, authorities say; several injuries also reported
Miss. gov. fights for anti-LGBT "religious freedom" law
Even though the state's AG gave up defending the law, Gov. Bryant keeps up fight to deny same-sex marriage in courts with private attorneys
Mom: Principal went too far when my son didn't stand for pledge
Mississippi mother meets with school board about actions principal took when son didn't stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Senate reconvening Sunday after rare Saturday session aimed at ending shutdown
Senators convened for a rare Saturday session aimed at ending the government shutdown, with no signs of an imminent breakthrough. They will meet again Sunday.
More than 1,000 flights canceled today largely due to cuts tied to shutdown
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights ahead of this weekend as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown.
FAA grounds MD-11 planes after deadly Kentucky crash
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered MD-11 and MD-11F aircrafts to be grounded as authorities investigate the deadly UPS plane crash in Kentucky.
Trump admin. asks judge to allow U.S. to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers argued an interview conducted by a U.S. asylum officer last month did not amount to sufficient due process.
Supreme Court allows Trump admin. to temporarily pause full SNAP payments
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
White House says Commanders naming new stadium after Trump would be "beautiful"
Under a deal between the Commanders and D.C., the team will return to the nation's capital in a new stadium expected to cost nearly $4 billion.
4 dead, 13 injured after police chase suspect crashes into Florida LGBTQ bar
More than a dozen people were standing outside Bradley's, a popular LGBTQ bar, when the car crashed into them after a police chase.
Syrian president arrives in U.S. for meeting with Trump
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, is due to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday.
Shots fired at Border Patrol agents in Chicago, DHS says
A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.