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Judge Rules Alabama Death Penalty Mechanism Unconstitutional

An Alabama judge has thrown out the state's system for imposing the death penalty the same day Florida lawmakers passed a bill to revamp a similar sentencing mechanism.

Florida Overhauls Death Penalty in Bid to Resume Executions

Florida is overhauling the death penalty in a bid to resume executions after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state's current sentencing law was unconstitutional.

Planned Parenthood Bill Would Limit Cancer and STI Screening, Birth Control

Medicaid recipients seeking birth control, STI testing or cancer screenings at the state's only Planned Parenthood clinic might get cut off if a Senate bill, which passed yesterday and then …

Shandricka Sessom

Shandricka Sessom has been one of the bright spots for the Rebels this season as they have tried to rebuild their women's basketball program back to being a winner.

Legislators May Override Local Regulation of Uber, Taxi Drivers

Two taxi drivers are suing the City of Jackson over regulations that they say restrict their business, just as city leaders and state legislators work to push through new rules …

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• March 3, 2016

Judge Would Be First Indian-American Named to Supreme Court

Sri Srinivasan, a federal appeals judge who was born in India and grew up in Kansas, would be the first foreign-born justice to serve on the Supreme Court in more …

Appeals Court to Hear Arguments in Freddie Gray Case

Maryland's highest court will hear arguments Thursday on whether an officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray can be compelled to testify against his colleagues after his trial ended …

Capital Murder Suspect Escapes Mississippi Jail

Authorities in western Mississippi launched a massive search Wednesday for a capital murder suspect who escaped from a county jail.

Jim Hood Says He'll Defend the State In Lawsuit Against State Flag, But Flag Should Change

Mississippi's attorney general said Wednesday that he will defend his state's flag against a lawsuit that seeks to remove its Confederate battle emblem, even though he thinks the flag hurts …

Prominent Mississippi Civil Rights Activist James Figgs Dies

James Figgs, a longtime community organizer in the Mississippi Delta who was known for playing crucial supporting roles in the 1960s civil rights movement and beyond, has died. He was …

A Window into Modern Art

In one of modern artist Leon Kroll's most famous works, "Terminal Yards," plumes of smoke travel up into the air from a train yard. Snow blankets the tracks and ground. …

Nowhere to Go: LGBT Youth on the Move, Without a Home

A 2015 Williams Institute survey of homeless-youth service providers found that the most widely selected reason for homelessness among LGBT youth (as reported to service providers) was "forced out of …

Mississippi Racism Alive and Thriving

One could argue that racism is as bad today as it has ever been. In Mississippi, it is thriving.

Ben Carson Sees No Path To GOP Nomination

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is effectively ending his campaign after a poor finish across the Super Tuesday primaries.

Chaining Mississippi to Its Despicable Past

I'll honor my Confederate heritage when we've done anything substantial to right hundreds of years of wrongs.

Mississippi’s ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Conundrum

In one of the poorest states in the nation, litigating cases in the name of religious freedom or conservative idealism is costly.

Child Protection, Pro-Women Bills Pass Senate; House Roiled in Race Tension

Human trafficking, domestic-abuse and breastfeeding bills easily passed through the Mississippi Senate last week.

Stayin’ Alive: House, Senate Education Bills to Watch

The webpages for Senate and House Education Committee legislation resemble a text-heavy graveyard of the bodies of bills snuffed out prematurely.

Lead in Water Devastating to Children, Their Development, Their Futures

Concerns about lead poisoning in Jackson increased in recent weeks since the Mississippi Department of Health notified the city in January that it found lead in some of the city's …