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Civil Rights
Talking Back to Gov. Bryant: Flag Needs to Change with White Support
Actor and activist Aunjanue Ellis talked back to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant today to denounce his refusal to back changing the state flag to one without a symbol of the …
National
'A Primal Experience': Americans Dazzled by Solar Eclipse
The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday …
National
Trump Vows Continued Fight in Afghanistan; Reversing Stance
President Donald Trump's plan to end the stalemate in America's longest war and eliminate Afghanistan's rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional U.S. forces, senior officials said Tuesday. …
National
Coal CEO Expected Trump Help, but Administration Said No
The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the …
Politics
One Mississippi County is Asked to Move Confederate Statue
One county in Mississippi could consider moving a Confederate monument off of its courthouse lawn.
National
Trump Returns to Arizona and a Chaotic Political Landscape
Donald Trump was just a few weeks into his candidacy in 2015 when came to Phoenix for a speech that ended up being a bigger moment in his campaign than …
World
Barcelona Fugitive Shot Dead Outside City Wearing Bomb Belt
A man thought to be the driver in the Barcelona van attack was shot dead by Spanish police Monday after authorities announced he also was suspected of killing the owner …
National
Historic Eclipse Turns Day into Night Across the US
Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the …
Art
Will Brooks
Graphic designer Will Brooks sits under the giant inflatable donut behind his desk in his North Midtown Arts Center studio, talking about the creative community he's found in the neighborhood.
World
Big Ben Bell Falls Silent in London for Repairs Until 2021
After more than 150 years as Britain's most famous timekeeper, London's Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all …
National
Massive Counterprotest Upstages Boston 'Free Speech Rally'
Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans in a public rejection of white nationalism upstaged a small group in Boston that planned a "free speech rally" a week after a violent …
Civil Rights
Analysis: State Symbols Don't Have to Go on the Ballot
Defenders of the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag have a ready-made argument that was handed to them nearly a generation ago by lawmakers who didn't want to deal …
National
Charlottesville Mayor Calls for Swift Removal of Lee Statue
The mayor of Charlottesville on Friday called for an emergency meeting of state lawmakers to confirm the city's right to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, saying …
Art
Choose Your Own Lit-venture
Mississippi is known as one of the nation’s literary capitals, so it should come as no surprise that the Mississippi Book Festival brings such a big stable of literary talent …
Sports
Dak Prescott to Young People: Believe in Yourself Through It All
Dak Prescott chooses not to worry about things he can't control. He stays focused on the task in front of him, he says, controlling only what he can. When the …
Education
This Week in Higher Education
The Association of American Colleges & Universities recently selected Millsaps College as a site for one of the organization's new Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers, which are part …
National
Strategist Steve Bannon Leaves Trump's Turbulent White House
Steve Bannon, a forceful but divisive presence in President Donald Trump's White House, is leaving.
Immigration
Eleven of 55 Arrested by ICE Pleaded Guilty or Awaiting Hearing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 11 foreigners in Mississippi who have since admitted to violating a federal act or await a plea hearing.
National
After Charlottesville, Colleges Brace for More Hate Attacks
At college campuses, far-right extremist groups have found fertile ground to spread their messages and attract new followers.
