Mississippi can’t restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge blocked a new Mississippi law that would set criminal…

White House to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till

The White House will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till — the 14-year-old Chicago boy whose…

Senate confirms lawyer who represented Mississippi abortion clinic at Supreme Court in Dobbs case for federal judgeship | CNN Politics

Washington CNN  —  Julie Rikelman, the attorney who argued on behalf of the Mississippi abortion clinic…

Second Mississippi escapee captured after nearly 3 weeks at large | CNN

CNN  —  Mississippi authorities say they have captured the second of two escapees who broke out…

3 Mississippi men get prison time for robbing postal worker

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Three Mississippi men each have been sentenced to more than 10 years…

Storms knock out power to more than 100,000 across the South with high winds and at least 8 reported tornadoes | CNN

CNN  —  More than a hundred thousand were without power Wednesday night as severe weather produced…

Mississippi officer who shot 11-year-old is suspended without pay | CNN

CNN  —  The Mississippi police officer who wrongfully shot an 11-year-old after the boy called 911…

California Gov. Newsom spars with Fox News host Hannity over Biden, immigration and the economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity on…

2 men are on the run after breaking out of a Mississippi detention center. Last month, 4 others had escaped from the same facility | CNN

CNN  —  Authorities in Mississippi are looking for two detainees who escaped a detention facility Monday…

3 former Mississippi police officers are charged in man’s death after New Year’s Eve confrontation | CNN

CNN  —  A Mississippi grand jury has indicted three former Jackson police officers in the death…