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
Mississippi
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
Mom: Mississippi noose incident left emotional scar on son, 15
Mother of high school football player says son shook in fear as he described what had happened to him
Mom: Teen son shook in fear after white Miss. schoolmates put noose on him
Black mother is Mississippi says her 15-year-old son bears no physical injury from the alleged incident, but she believes it has permanently changed him
Emmett Till historic sign riddled with bullet holes to be replaced
Sign in Mississippi commemorating Emmett Till’s slaying has been a repeated target of vandals, and was recently found to be damaged with bullet holes
Mississippi high school noose incident another blow to state image
High school football player says four students put noose around his neck and yanked it; no charges nor discipline so far for incident
NAACP demands federal probe after noose allegedly put on black student
NAACP says no one when punished when white students put a noose around the neck of a black high school football player and pulled back
Emmett Till marker in Miss. riddled with bullet holes
This is not the first time the sign was vandalized, but no one has ever been arrested for vandalizing it
Planned Parenthood wins suit to block Miss. law
A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law that banned the state's Medicaid program from spending money on health care providers that offered abortions
Miss. county bans clown costumes until Nov. 1
Kemper County, located along the Alabama border, banned people from wearing clown costumes, mask or makeup in public until Nov. 1
Bogus charge, 96 days in Mississippi jail, and no justice
Jessica Jauch sued for having her constitutional rights violated, but the case was dismissed
Special needs teacher fired after hair-dragging video
Two videos of the scene prompted public outcry against the troubled 5,300-student district in the Mississippi Delta
Two Miss. cops fired after girl left in patrol car dies
Officials say Officer Cassie Barker left her 3-year-old daughter alone in her patrol car for four hours before she died
19 face prison over immigration-marriage scam in Miss.
A Jackson cop among the nearly two dozen wrapped up in visa fraud system involving sham marriages and false police reports
Feds suing Miss. strip club for discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Comission filed a lawsuit alleging Danny's Downtown Cabaret discriminates against black strippers
live updates
Manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer continues
The conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
Here's what we know about the search for Charlie Kirk's killer
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University. Authorities have not identified a suspect.
Charlie Kirk's body flown on Air Force Two to Arizona
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday. His body was flown on Air Force Two to Arizona, where he lived with his family.
Poland rejects Trump's suggestion Russian drone raid a possible mistake
Responding to President Trump, Poland's leader said, "we would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't."
Under Trump, FDA seeks to abandon expert reviews of new drugs
Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and abandoning them doesn't make sense, former officials said.
Alleged drug boat from Venezuela was turning back when hit, sources say
The U.S. military strike killed 11 people who the Trump administration said were Tren de Aragua members. A Venezuelan official denied they were involved in the gang.
Trump admin. asks appeals court to allow firing of Lisa Cook before Fed meeting
The Trump administration wants an appeals court to lift a ruling that blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook before an interest rate meeting next week.
Lawmakers scale back outdoor events after Charlie Kirk assassination
Members of Congress are curtailing outdoor events and public appearances in the wake of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Suspect in Trump assassination attempt forfeits opening statement at trial
Ryan Routh, who is representing himself, was warned by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to stay on topic.