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Crime

Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to Life in Prison

A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi has been sentenced to life in prison on charges including racketeering and murder following the 2010 beating death of a man over …

Crime

Mississippi Ex Prison Chief Faces Bond Revocation Hearing

A former Mississippi corrections commissioner who pleaded guilty in a corruption case faces a bond revocation hearing after being accused of stealing lights from a house he forfeited to the …

Civil Rights

Miss. Fire Chief: Blaze at African-American Church Was Arson

Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the phrase "Vote Trump," and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to …

National

Suspect in Officer Deaths Has History of Racial Provocations

A white man with a history of racial provocations and confrontations with police ambushed and fatally shot two white officers in separate attacks as they sat in their patrol cars, …

Development

Democrats Want to Repeal Tax Cut, Keep Money for Road Work

Four Democratic state senators said Wednesday they want to repeal a big tax cut passed by Mississippi lawmakers and instead use the money for roads and bridges.

Civil Rights

FBI Probing 'Vote Trump' Tag, Fire at Black Church

The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation of a fire that heavily damaged a black church in Mississippi where someone wrote "Vote Trump" in silver spray paint.

Crime

UPDATED: "Vote Trump" Painted on Wall of Fire-Damaged Black Church

Authorities say a fire has partially damaged a black church in Mississippi, and television images show "Vote Trump" spray-painted on an outside wall.

Politics

Miss. Attorney Tries to Revive Confederate Emblem Lawsuit

A Mississippi attorney is asking a federal appeals court to revive his lawsuit that sought to erase the Confederate emblem from the state flag.

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Nick Fitzgerald

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has run some variation of the spread offense since he arrived at the school eight years ago. This year's version could be described in two …

National

Court Reopens Lawsuit Challenging Prayer at NC Commission

An appeals court has reopened a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina county commission's practice of starting meetings with Christian prayer.

National

Cosby Lawyers Say Prosecutors Using 'Casting Couch' Cliche

Bill Cosby's lawyers will argue Tuesday that prosecutors are reaching back to the "casting couch" era to round up female accusers and build a "stale" sexual assault case against him.

World

Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul City Limits, Main Urban Fight Ahead

Iraq's special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday, taking the state television building and advancing despite fierce resistance by Islamic State group fighters who hold the city, an …

LGBT

Mississippi Asks Court to Uphold Law Affecting LGBT Rights

Mississippi's Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.

Crime

Epps Sentencing Delayed in Mississippi Prison Bribery Case

A federal judge has again delayed sentencing in a bribery case for the former head of the Mississippi prison system.

National

Clinton Seeks to Use New FBI Inquiry as Galvanizing Force

Even before FBI Director James Comey jolted the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and her advisers were on edge.