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Barrett-Simon and Hendrix Honored at Last City Council Meeting

Ward 7 Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon along with Councilman President Tyrone Hendrix of Ward 6 received acknowledgements and gifts from colleagues and supporters in recognition of their last council meeting as …

Councilman President Tyrone Hendrix and Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon celebrated their last council meeting as elected …

• June 30, 2017

Inmates Graduating and 'Thinking for a Change'

Forty-two men and women from the Hinds County Probation and Parole Office and the Hinds County Restitution Center graduated from the Mississippi Department of Correction's re-vamped recidivism program on June …

The Mississippi Department of Corrections, led by Pelicia Hall (pictured), hosted the first graduation for …

• June 30, 2017

Buckle Up, Mississippi: State Tightens Up Its Seat Belt Law

A new law in Mississippi requires everyone in a car, truck or SUV to buckle up.

Starting Saturday, Mississippi is joining the majority of states that require seat belt use for …

• June 30, 2017

House and Senate leaders long ago abandoned initial thoughts of first erasing Obama's law, and …

• June 30, 2017

Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the measure, but paved the way for its passage by …

• June 30, 2017

Germany Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage After Merkel U-Turn

German lawmakers voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a move widely supported across the country that brings Germany in line with many of its Western peers.

Chicago Police, Feds Team Up On New Effort to Curb Violence

Chicago police, federal agents and prosecutors are launching a new initiative Friday to stem the flow of illegal firearms in the city as part of efforts to curb rampant gun …

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaking Friday on the Fox News Channel's morning show, "Fox & …

• June 30, 2017

Trump Urges GOP to Repeal Obama Law Now, Replace Later

President Donald Trump urged divided congressional Republicans on Friday to break their logjam over dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law by "immediately" repealing it and replacing it later, a …

House and Senate leaders long ago abandoned initial thoughts of first erasing Obama's law, and …

• June 30, 2017

Trump, Putin Face High-Stakes Meeting in Germany Next Week

Meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump's "America First" policy will be put to the test if he opts to confront Russia over intelligence that Moscow meddled …

Trump will meet with Putin (pictured) along the sidelines of the annual Group of 20 …

• June 30, 2017

Man Can Seek Money for Wrongful Conviction in Mississippi

A man who was convicted and later cleared after falsely confessing to murder at 13 says he is grateful a court revived his request for compensation in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Supreme Court revived Edmonds' request Thursday, sending it back to a trial court …

• June 29, 2017

Trump Nominates Hurst and Lamar as Mississippi Prosecutors

Donald Trump named Mike Hurst, a former assistant U.S. attorney and Republican who lost a 2015 race for Mississippi Attorney General to incumbent Jim Hood, as the top federal prosecutor …

Donald Trump named Mike Hurst, a former assistant U.S. attorney and Republican who lost a …

• June 29, 2017

House GOP Backs Bills to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration

Warning of threats to public safety and national security, the Republican-led House on Thursday approved two bills to crack down on illegal immigration, a key priority for President Donald Trump.