Nation Sep 25 Mississippi police say Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute Authorities haven’t disclosed the exact cause of Fortune’s death, but they did rule it a homicide and have arrested two men, both of them Black, on murder charges. They also issued an arrest warrant for a third, unnamed, person.
Nation Sep 23 Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Tasia Fortune, seek 3rd suspect Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.
Nation Sep 22 Mississippi grand jury finds no cause for charges in the July death of Nolan Wells A grand jury determined that there wasn't evidence to warrant charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college student whose body was found after a July 4 boating trip and party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf…
Nation Sep 14 Man pleads not guilty in the hanging death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi A man charged with murder in the hanging of a Black woman in Mississippi pleaded not guilty Monday at his first court appearance.
Nation Aug 10 What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year.
Nation Apr 19 Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana Authorities and relatives say a man killed seven of his children and another child and wounded two women in Shreveport, Louisiana. The violence Sunday was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years.
Politics Mar 10 Live Results: Mississippi midterm primary elections Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating two challengers, including a young antitrust lawyer with experience working in Washington.
Nation Jan 31 Major winter storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast.
Nation Jan 30 Tens of thousands enter 6th day of power outage as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm Experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.
Nation Jan 29 Crews race to restore power and open roads as the South braces for another dangerous cold snap Hundreds of National Guard troops in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee mobilized Thursday to clear debris and assist people stranded in cars or stuck at homes still without electricity as the Southern states raced to recover from a crippling winter storm…