LGBT
Big Business to Supreme Court: Defend LGBTQ People from Bias
More than 200 corporations, including many of America's best-known companies, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the basis of …
Business
Defenders of Vegan Bacon Sue Mississippi Over Labeling Law
A federal lawsuit says Mississippi is violating free-speech rights by banning makers of plant-based foods from using terms such as "meatless meatballs" and "vegan bacon."
Health Care
Judge Gets Challenge to Mississippi Mental Health System
A federal judge should intervene in Mississippi's mental health care system, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer argued Monday, saying the state has moved far too slowly to provide community alternatives …
Crime
Long Jail Stays Flourish, Despite Bail Changes
Two years after rule changes in Mississippi courts, judges are still demanding bail—and people are still getting stuck in jail.
Health Care
Mississippi Mental Health Leader Says She Supports Community Treatment
The leader of Mississippi's Department of Mental Health testified Thursday that she supports spending more money on serving people outside state hospitals, as the state concluded its defense of a …
National
Alabama Woman Charged in Fetal Death, Her Shooter Goes Free
An Alabama woman whose fetus died after she was shot in a fight has been charged with manslaughter, while the woman accused of shooting her has been freed.
National
Supreme Court Allows Partisan Districts, Blocks Census Query
The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow Thursday to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain and put a hold on the Trump administration's effort to …
Politics
Absentee Voting Begins for Mississippi Party Primaries
Mississippi voters can start casting absentee ballots for the Aug. 6 party primaries for governor and other statewide, regional, legislative and county offices.
National
First Lady's Spokeswoman to Replace Sanders as White House Press Secretary
Melania Trump announced Tuesday that her longtime spokesman and confidante, Stephanie Grisham, will succeed Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary.
Immigration
Trump Threatens to Veto Aid Bill for Migrant Families
The White House is threatening to veto a $4.5 billion House bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the U.S. southern border, saying the measure …
Immigration
Government Moves Migrant Kids After AP Exposes Bad Treatment
The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each …
Media
Supreme Court Sides with Business, Government in Information Fight
The Supreme Court sided with businesses and the U.S. government Monday in a ruling about the public's access to information, telling a South Dakota newspaper it can't get the data …
Person of the Day
Mary Margaret Hyer
Mary Margaret Hyer, a University of Mississippi graduate who promoted organ donation, won the Miss Mississippi competition on Saturday, June 22 in Vicksburg.
Crime
Judge Weighs Whether Mississippi Prison is ‘Excessively Harsh’
A federal judge sat through a monthlong trial last year over conditions at a privately run Mississippi prison, but that wasn't enough for him to make a decision on whether …
State
Mississippi Ag Museum Continues Recovery from 2014 Fire
A new exhibit barn has opened at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, years after a fire damaged some buildings.
