Congress Makes Lynching a Federal Crime, 65 Years After Till

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 The law comes 120 years after Congress first considered such legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soggy Neighborhoods Under Flash-Flood Warning in Mississippi

ROGELIO V. SOLIS / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2020 Forecasters expect more heavy rains in parts of the flood-ravaged South on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bad Weather Moves into Eastern States; 5 Dead in South

REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 Extreme wind gusts, blowing snow and widespread flooding make traveling treacherous Friday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Storms Sweep Southern U.S., Midwest as Death Toll Rises to 11

JUAN A. LOZANO / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 Tornadoes, thunderstorms and high winds cause severe damage and power outages. Deaths reported in Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dozens Arrested in Mississippi Raids Are Released

JEFF AMY / The Associated Press Aug 8, 2019 Lawyers say five busloads of people have been freed, but the terms of their release and their immigration status remain unclear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

680 Arrested in Largest Immigration Raid in a Decade

ROGELIO V. SOLIS and JEFF AMY / The Associated Press Aug 7, 2019 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi, the nation's fifth-largest chicken producing state. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Power Grab

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Thom Hartmann: The GOP Is Hellbent on Locking Up Women

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute May 17, 2019 A draconian new abortion bill in Alabama suggests that Republicans have embraced a "Christian" version of fundamentalist Islamic law. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

More ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bans Advancing in South, Midwest

RUSS BYNUM / The Associated Press May 12, 2019 State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Kentucky. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Near-Total Abortion Bans Seek to Overturn Roe v. Wade

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Apr 10, 2019 "Heartbeat" bills that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks have been filed in at least eight states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Calls for End to Electoral College

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 19, 2019 During a CNN town hall, the Massachusetts senator pleads her case to amend the Constitution and "make sure that every vote counts." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mississippi Players Kneel in Response to Confederacy Rally

R.J. MORGAN / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2019 "This was all about the hate groups that came to our community to try spread racism and bigotry," Ole Miss basketball coach Kermit Davis says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )