Louisiana health officials warn beachgoers of flesh-eating bacteria risk
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime…
Mystery surrounds Nolan Wells’ death on Gulf Coast
NEW YORK (AP) — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to…
Congressional Black Caucus urges firms to oppose GOP redistricting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those…
NAACP urges Black athletes to boycott college sports in the South
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of…
GOP redistricting confuses voters and burdens election officials
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Thousands of Louisiana voters have already cast early ballots for congressional candidates in…
Tornadoes and storms in Mississippi damage hundreds of homes
BOGUE CHITTO, Miss. (AP) — Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties,…
Pulitzer-winning AP photographer Jack Thornell dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James…
Mississippi’s take on America at 250 is a stark contrast to federal efforts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The glass panels of the Lynching Victims Monolith are simple, etched with the names…
Trump officials issue exemption for Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered…
Supreme Court hears Mississippi case on late-arriving mail ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday in a case from Mississippi over whether states…