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Trump Defiant Despite Rising Outrage Over Border Separations

An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. Calling for tough …

An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies in the face of rising …

• June 19, 2018

Democratic Attorneys General Urge End to Border Separations

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general demanded Tuesday that the Trump administration end a "zero tolerance" policy that has resulted in children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico …

Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions …

• June 19, 2018

Students Named as Mississippi Test Panel to Begin Meeting

Four Mississippi high school seniors will be among a 28-member task force meeting to examine state and local tests given to public school students.

The Mississippi Department of Education announced Monday that Icie Cockerham of Hamilton High School, Canton …

• June 19, 2018

Protesters Burn Mississippi Flag, Say it Symbolizes Racism

A group of about 30 demonstrators on Monday burned a Mississippi state flag, saying it symbolizes the racism at the heart of the state's problems with poverty, education and health …

Demonstrators with the Poor People's Campaign burned a Confederate battle flag and then a separate …

• June 18, 2018

Immigrant Kids Seen Held in Fenced Cages at Border Facility

Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are …

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into …

• June 18, 2018

UPDATED: Rep. Thompson Returns Sherman Donation; Will Endorse Baria

David Baria and Howard Sherman have both donated to federal election campaigns. Baria has donated to strictly Democratic campaigns, while Sherman has donated to Republicans and recently, Democrats.

David Baria (left) and Howard Sherman (right) have both donated to federal election campaigns. Baria …

• June 18, 2018

IBC Moves Beyond Tutus and Pointe Shoes with Competition Fierce

Tutus and pointe shoes were scarce during round two of the USA International Ballet Competition, as dancers performed contemporary pieces.

Avery Underwood and Isaac Mueller perform "Presage" during round two of the USA International Ballet …

• June 18, 2018

Dorothy Cotton

Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was …

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• June 18, 2018

Bryant Names Retired Colonel as Emergency Management Chief

Gov. Phil Bryant is naming another retired military leader to run Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency.

Gov. Phil Bryant is naming another retired military leader to run Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency.

• June 18, 2018

Family Separation Policy Starts Dividing Republicans

Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy of forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border "cruel" and "immoral" in a guest column for the Washington …

Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy of forced separation of migrant children and …

• June 18, 2018