Mississippi
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GOP governor nominee who pushed wife into door says she was ‘fake crying’
Victor Marx previously claimed that he killed a man when he was seven years old
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Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi
Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died
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The midterm elections won't keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might
A hurricane is menacing the Gulf Coast, but President Donald Trump remains eager to attend a big college football game in Alabama on Saturday night
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The Atlantic’s Near-Record Hurricane Drought Is About to End
Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.
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Nolan Wells’ friends sue NFL legend Terrell Owens over ‘ARREST THEM’ post
Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
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Friends of Nolan Wells sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
Owens sued over September Instagram post that suggested trio tampered with evidence in death of Mississippi teen
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3 of Nolan Wells' friends sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
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Warning over fatal overdoses involving illegal ‘cat’s claw’ and kratom in Utah
U.S. poison control centers have reported a 1,200 percent increase in calls about kratom from 2015 to 2025
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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed US soldiers and injured another 32 and his execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.
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GOP lawmakers caught off-guard after Hegseth’s surprise 20% cuts to military
Hegseth’s actions have raised bipartisan concerns that seasoned officers — including women and people of color — are being sidelined for ideological reasons
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Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.
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Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses
Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month
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No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 7 Alabama remained unbeaten and mostly untested
Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remained unbeaten — and mostly untested
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Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says
Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office, such as canceling new clean energy projects
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Federal prosecutors have charged store clerk and son with selling kratom linked to Ole Miss death
Federal prosecutors in Mississippi say they have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student
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Buddy Guy celebrated at Radio City Music Hall with a sold-out 'Buddy's Got the Blues' show
Buddy Guy, two months past his 90th birthday, has been celebrated with a sold-out show at Radio City Music Hall
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Christa Pike in critical condition is a reminder botched executions are very common
Tennessee had a botched execution earlier this year and the governor granted a one-year repreive
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Trump is sending $500 ACA refund checks – here’s what you can expect
The checks come weeks before the midterm elections, as affordability remains a key concern for most Americans
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Christa Pike isn’t Tennessee’s first failed execution this year
In the past 80 years, nine other men have survived execution attempts
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Black Twitter Is Thriving—on Threads
From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s “Lanterns,” Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem.
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One million Americans will receive Trump’s ACA refund checks – here’s what to expect
The checks come weeks before the midterm elections, as affordability remains a key concern for most Americans
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Mississippi attorney general won't seek a new trial for officer in fatal shooting of Black motorist
Mississippi’s attorney general said she will not retry a police officer after jurors failed to reach a verdict on a manslaughter charge stemming from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist
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Anthropic warns of AI ‘existential risk’ as concerns emerge over Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s model
Anthropic’s prospectus makes chilling claim as new revelations emerge about Muse and Astra models
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Judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Black woman whose body was later hung in tree
A Mississippi judge set a $5 million bond for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August
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Judge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi
Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’
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Mississippi likely out of top 5 in new AP Top 25; big shuffle on tap after 7 ranked teams lose
Mississippi’s stay in the top five of The Associated Press Top 25 looks as if it will be a short one and a major shuffle is coming to the middle and bottom of Sunday's poll
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Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged
Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.
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Smoke shop employees arrested, kratom packages seized after two Ole Miss deaths
Amer Alowdi, who owns the Oxford store where 500 units of kratom were seized, had already fled US, authorities said
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Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged
Eric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in tree
