Mississippi governor signs bill to replace controversial state flag
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will replace the current state flag bearing a Confederate emblem, a gesture triggered by support across the United States to dismantle symbols of slavery and racism. The removal of the flag, a ...
The timing of a string of immigration enforcement raids at Mississippi food processing plants last week was "unfortunate," but the actions had been planned for over a year, the top U.S. Homeland Security official said on Sunday. Kevin McAleenan, acting secretary of the Department of ...
Mississippi ICE sweep nets 680: Immigration raids leave migrant kids begging for parents' return
Raids by immigration authorities that swept up 680 migrants in the southern state of Mississippi left their children to fend for themselves with the help of friends and neighbors. The raids, which targeted seven food processing plants in six Mississippi cities on Wednesday, were believed ...
Mississippi shows promise as Toyota and Mazda seek U.S. location for new auto assembly plant
As Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. begin to scour the U.S. in search of a location for the first new auto assembly plant announced since President Donald Trump took power, one state looks like a front-runner: Mississippi. The Magnolia State is already home ...
Mississippi Republican senator wants 'unifying' flag, no longer with Confederate emblem
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker said on Wednesday that his state's flag, which features a Confederate battle emblem in its upper left corner, should be replaced with one that is more unifying. Weighing in on a debate that has swept across the American South since ...
A man and woman in Mississippi were arrested and charged with murder on Sunday after two police officers were shot dead a day earlier while conducting a routine traffic stop in Hattiesburg, officials said. Authorities had launched a manhunt after at least one suspect fled ...
Three decades on, Tokyo bluesman is still rambling
"You can't go home again," but you can take a little bit of home with you wherever you roam. "Rambling" Steve Gardner does; a Mississippi roots and bluesman based in Tokyo, Gardner travels the world making music and giving seminars about musical history.
U.S. drops case against ricin suspect, investigates new Mississippi man
U.S. authorities drop the charges against a Mississippi man accused of sending letters poisoned with ricin to President Barack Obama and a senator.
