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The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel

FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas' rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have...

Judges rule state takeover of Nashville airport’s board violates Tennessee Constitution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of judges ruled Tuesday that it was unconstitutional for Tennessee lawmakers to pass a state takeover of Nashville...

Sentencing postponed for Mississippi police officers who tortured 2 Black men

JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of federal...

Mississippi’s congressional delegation seeks Presidential Medal of Freedom for Medgar Evers

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's congressional delegation is urging President Joe Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to civil rights leader Medgar...

Mississippi attorney general says 3 police shootings were justified

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three separate police shootings in Mississippi in 2022 were justified, the state Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. In one episode, a...

Whistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant

ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build...

Black Women Empowered in the Fight Against Breast Cancer Disparities

Jackson, MS (October 31, 2023) -- The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health invites Black women aged 18-50 to participate in a crucial...

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when...

Tennessee officials to pay $125K to settle claim they arrested a man for meme about fallen officer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee have settled a First Amendment lawsuit for $125,000, the plaintiff's attorneys said Monday. The suit was filed...

The UAW says its strike ‘won things no one thought possible’ from automakers. Here’s how it fared

The United Auto Workers won at least partial victories on many of the key demands that led to the six-week strike against Ford, General Motors and...

Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against fellow retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe, ruling that Sharpe used constitutionally...

Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil rights attorney said Monday he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Mississippi's capital...

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