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Whoa

No turkeys, please: Owner seeks gander for pet goose

Lucy is a lover of long walks and a shared dinner of weeds, and she's looking for love.

April 22, 2018 03:01 PM EDT

Whoa

3 boys in Mississippi find part of mastodon jawbone

Three boys have found a part of a mastodon jawbone while exploring family property in Mississippi.

March 28, 2018 07:49 AM EDT

Nation

Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation.

March 20, 2018 02:07 PM EDT

Nation

Mississippi imposes 15-week abortion ban; nation's toughest

Mississippi's governor signed a law Monday banning most abortions after 15 weeks' gestations, the tightest restrictions in the nation.

March 19, 2018 05:29 PM EDT

Nation

Girl dies after shooting over video game controller

A Mississippi girl has died after her brother allegedly shot her in the head because she wouldn't hand over the controller of a video game.

March 19, 2018 10:27 AM EDT

Nation

Mississippi passes law banning abortion after 15 weeks

Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday passed what is likely to be the nation's most restrictive abortion law, making the procedure illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

March 08, 2018 03:22 PM EST

Politics

Rep. John Lewis will skip a civil rights museum's opening due to Trump's presence

"Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum."

December 08, 2017 08:33 AM EST

Nation

A heartwarming post tells of a Walmart cashier who helped a nervous man count change

You may need to grab the tissues for this sweet story.

November 14, 2017 01:10 PM EST

Nation

A Mississippi school honoring Jefferson Davis will be renamed after Obama

The Jackson, Mississippi, school reportedly will be called Barack Obama Magnet IB.

October 18, 2017 09:56 AM EDT

Nation

A teacher was dismissed over a Facebook post urging black people to 'move back to Africa'

“I think my account was hacked,” Cammie Rone said in a follow-up Facebook post.

September 21, 2017 11:12 AM EDT

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