Education
College Board Faces Resistance Over Choice for JSU President
Some Jackson State University alumni and faculty are fighting William Bynum's nomination to become the president of Mississippi's largest historically black university.
Crime
Miss. Teen: He 'Loved Me Enough to Take Some Bullets for Me'
It was after midnight when a gunman burst into the living room of a southern Mississippi home where young people were playing video games.
National
White House Communications Director Resigns Amid Tensions
A top White House communications staffer has resigned as President Donald Trump considers a major staff overhaul.
National
Merkel Warns Against 'Simple Answers' After Trump Meetings
Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned Monday against seeking "simple answers" to complex global issues, a day after suggesting that Europe's relationship with the U.S. had shifted significantly following NATO and G-7 …
National
Kelly Defends Plan for Russia Back Channel as a 'Good Thing'
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is defending an alleged effort by top White House adviser Jared Kushner to create back-channel communications with Russia as a "good thing," while the Trump …
National
Trump Lashes Out at Leaks, Considers Staff Upheaval
President Donald Trump is assailing internal leaks as he considers an overhaul of his White House staff and grapples with a burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 …
Relative 'Devastated' After Shooting Kills 8 in Mississippi
Head in hands, his voice strained, Vincent Mitchell sat outside his little yellow home and tried to make sense of how a family dispute led to a rampage that killed …
National
Lawyer Says Kushner Willing to Cooperate with Investigators
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is willing to cooperate with federal investigators looking into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, his attorney said.
State
New Mississippi Law Blocks 1 Appeal Over Death Penalty Drug
The Mississippi Supreme Court has blocked a death row inmate's appeal over the state's planned use of a lethal-injection drug.
Civil Rights
Appeals Court Deals Blow to Trump Administration Travel Ban
President Donald Trump's revised travel ban "speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination," a federal appeals court said Thursday in …
Health Care
23 Million More Uninsured with GOP Health Bill, Analysts Say
The health care bill Republicans recently pushed through the House would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance and confront others who have costly medical conditions with coverage that could …
National
Trump Vows to Crackdown on Leaks, Chastises NATO
President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to crack down on leaks that prompted Manchester police to withhold information from the United States about the investigation into this week's bombing. He also …
National
Governor Signs Protections for Confederate, Other Monuments
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law sweeping protections for Confederate and other long-standing monuments, a move that comes as some Southern cities remove Confederate monuments from public …
Crime
Former Mississippi Prison Chief Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years
Christopher Epps once called himself the "tallest hog at the trough," but he was cut down to size Wednesday when a judge sentenced Mississippi's former corrections commissioner to nearly 20 …
Civil Rights
Black Caucus: White Rep Should Resign Over Lynch Comment
Black lawmakers in Mississippi are demanding the resignation of a white colleague who said Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments.
