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The jury determined there was insufficient evidence to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter.
Emmett Till was abducted, tortured and killed at age 14 after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the imposing court in Washington as the nine justices heard two hours of arguments.
Authorities were not aware of any distress calls from the plane.
The new flag will feature a magnolia flower.
Mississippi is the only American state to incorporate the Confederate standard on its official flag, after nearby Georgia dropped it in 2003.
The bill banning abortion where a heartbeat is detectable was passed in March.
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s remarks were interpreted as alluding to Mississippi’s history of racist violence.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says the nooses were accompanied by handwritten signs referring to today’s election.
Local media are reporting that the two had been arguing about a video game controller before the shooting.
There were mixed fortunes for the Irish in China and the United States this morning.
The Trump Organization has said it is not exploiting the US presidency for profit.
Authorities have said that local firefighters and police are going door-to-door to try to rescue victims.
The student said as many as four white students put a noose around his neck during football practice.
A man has been charged with two counts of capital murder.
The two nuns provided almost all the care at the local clinic.
The joint appearance comes just days after Trump confused the world with an odd Brexit-themed tweet.
A number of high profile musicians have cancelled gigs in North Carolina and Mississippi over anti-LGBT laws.
“I find it incomprehensible that LGBT citizens are being discriminated against in the state of Mississippi.”
The state’s governor says it would protect religious beliefs.
Patrick Hardison was burned in a blaze in 2001.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Harold Henthorn’s first wife also died in an unusual accident in a remote location.
Shannon Lamb was wanted in connection to the killing of his girlfriend and a colleague.
Police believe the shooting could be linked to a second homicide.
Retrace every step of the Storm of the Century.
The discovery comes at a time of heightened tensions around race in the US.
The southern states of the US have been under siege.
Family members say the 78-year-old told them he’s happy to be alive.
The man was arrested at his home in Mississippi after an investigation.
The child from Mississippi has been off medication for a year with no signs of infection in what could be on the second reported curing of the disease.
The state was the last to formally ratify the 13th Amendment in 1995 – but had forgotten to file the proper paperwork.
At least six people have died as a result of the storm with authorities telling people to stay at home and not risk treacherous roads.
A spokesperson for the privately-owned federal prison says order was restored by 3am today after a riot.
Mississippi authorities believe a police impersonator has tricked victims into pulling over to the side of the road before shooting them.
Police are searching for Adam Mayes of Guntown Mississippi after the death of Jo Ann and Adrienne Bain.
Three suspects fled the scene last night after shooting a student who later died from his wounds.