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The pricey automobile part is at the subject of legislation this year in 36 other states amid a spike in catalytic converter thefts.

Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban that led to Roe v. Wade's reversal does not include an exception for incest.

LGBTQ advocates say the recent fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black transgender woman along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast reflects a disturbing pattern of violence against an already marginalized group

"I believe life begins at conception,” Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn (R) said.

More than a decade ago, the medical and religious communities worked together to defeat a so-called personhood law.

Till's cousin, Teri Watts, said the Till family believes the warrant accusing Carolyn Bryant Donham of kidnapping amounts to new evidence.

“Serve it and charge her,” Teri Watts told the AP in an interview. Donham set off the case in August 1955 by accusing the 14-year-old Till of making improper advances at a family store in Money, Mississippi. But Teri Watts said the Till family believes the warrant accusing Donham of kidnapping amounts to new evidence. But combined with any new evidence, the original arrest warrant “absolutely” could be an important stepping stone toward establishing probable cause to initiate a new prosecution, he said. Other evidence in FBI files indicates that earlier that same night, Donham told her husband that at least two other Black men were not the right person.

Such a project would be less difficult than other aqueducts and pipelines already built.

Jackson Women's Health Organization says the Mississippi constitution protects the right to an abortion, making its trigger law invalid.

A warrant for an arrest was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, said Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill.

Emmett Till's relatives say they want Carolyn Bryant Donham brought to justice.

A team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.

A team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.

A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim who initiated the hunt want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later. A warrant for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham — identified as “Mrs. Roy Bryant” on the document — was discovered last week inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The search was started by the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation and included two members of Till's family: Cousin Deborah Watts, head of the Foundation; and her daughter, Teri Watts.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Oklahoma primary elections. Notable races are for governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate – including a special election.

South Carolina holds a primary runoff race for the U.S. Senate. Polls in South Carolina open at 7 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. ET.

In Mississippi, two Republican incumbents will try to fight off challengers in their runoff races. Polls in Mississippi open at 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET.

Voting concludes Tuesday in Colorado's primary elections for governor, U.S. Senate, secretary of state and House congressional district races.

On Tuesday, New York holds key primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor. Congressional primaries there have been delayed until August.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Illinois primary elections. Notable primaries include governor, U.S. Senate and congressional district races.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Utah primary elections, including the race for U.S. Senate.

Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.

In the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest places in the nation, some counties are without a single obstetrician or pediatrician.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Community College is enlisting the help of the Mississippi-based search firm that helped hire outgoing President Bill Pink in 2017 to search for his replacement. RELATED: Ferris State taps Grand Rapids Community College president as sole finalist to be next leader. Trustees are looking for public feedback to GRCC’s leadership profile and the ongoing presidential search process. The public can attend virtually or in person, in the board library on the fifth floor of Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall, 143 Bostwick Ave. in Grand Rapids. In Michigan, the firm assisted Montcalm Community College with a presidential search in 2019, and GRCC with multiple searches including the 2016 presidential search and a 2019 provost search.

The fight over the constitutional right to an abortion reached its zenith, with the Supreme Court overturning Roe.

Congressional primary runoffs are rare in Mississippi.

Congressional primary runoffs with incumbents are rare in Mississippi. U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo is seeking a seventh term and was considered vulnerable after being accused in a 2021 congressional ethics report of abusing his office by misspending campaign funds. U.S. Rep. Michael Guest is seeking a third term.

Because of the Supreme Court decision, Mississippi will soon outlaw abortions.

A day after the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling overturning Roe v. Wade ended the constitutional right to abortion, emotional protests and prayer vigils are turning to resolve as several states enact bans and both supporters and foes of abortion rights map out their next moves.

The vote was 6-3 to uphold the Mississippi law, but Chief Justice John Roberts didn't join his conservative colleagues in overturning Roe.

The vote was 6-3 to uphold the Mississippi law, but Chief Justice John Roberts didn't join his conservative colleagues in overturning Roe.

A disproportionately high share of abortion patients are women of color — a result of systemic inequities, advocates say.

The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade to end constitutional protections for abortion hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May.

The vote was 6 to 3 to uphold a restrictive Mississippi law, but Chief Justice John Roberts criticized fellow conservatives for overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court ruled Friday on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case focused on a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.

The Supreme Court overturned the decades-old precedent of Roe v. Wade, allowing states to determine abortion access.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide. In May, a leaked draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization regarding a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks signaled that the court would strike down nearly 50 years of legal precedent upholding legal abortion. With a post-Roe America now becoming reality, Yahoo News explains what comes next as abortion laws return to the states.

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump.

Mississippi advanced to face Oklahoma in the College World Series finals, with Dylan DeLucia pitching a four-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Arkansas in a bracket final.

Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court are expected to rule on a closely watched Mississippi case that could overturn 50 years of abortion law, and experts believe the decision will happen sometime this week. The Supreme Court breaks for summer recess Sunday, June 26 and is expected to release the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health prior to the break. In the leaked draft opinion, justices said the decision in the 1973 case Roe v. Wade was incorrect. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” the draft opinion said. According to Fox News, there are 13 cases left to be decided this term and the decision in the abortion case could came as late as July.

Brady Slavens’ home run to the deepest part of the park gave Arkansas the lead and the Razorbacks held on for a 3-2 win in the College World Series after Mississippi loaded the bases with none out in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Lynn Fitch says she wants to empower women. Her next step is to repeal Roe v Wade.

Dylan DeLucia allowed one run and struck out 10 in 7 2/3 innings and Mississippi continued its postseason roll with a 5-1 win over Auburn in its College World Series opener.

Sen. Roger Wicker, who had COVID in August 2021 and February 2022, previously told Insider that the mandate should've been lifted in April 2021.

“What kind of loopholes will we be able to jump through, that we’re not putting either ourselves or the women at risk?”

Miracle Allen used her last tank of gas to drive an hour and 15 minutes to the closest clinic that would care for her and her unborn baby. Allen, 29, was four months pregnant when Hurricane Ida ripped through her Houma, Louisiana, community.

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

In California, there are a number of competitive U.S. House races to watch.

In New Mexico, five Republicans compete to take on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The 2nd Congressional District is also a notable contest.

In Montana, the top contest is for the brand-new 1st Congressional District.

Here are the key primary election results from South Dakota, where notable races include governor and U.S. Senate.

Here are the key primary election results from New Jersey, where notable races include U.S. House districts.

Here are the key primary election results from Mississippi, where notable races include U.S. House districts.

Democrats vie to take on longtime U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, and three Republicans face off to challenge Rep. Cindy Axne in the 3rd Congressional District.

"He's notorious for not paying," said City Councilmember Martavius Jones, who doesn't want Memphis eating the costs of an upcoming Trump rally.

The states voting Tuesday include California, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Montana.

"I'm angry because I don't understand why my son got the monkey award when he received an award that he completed Pre-K," Shemekia Ellis told WMC.

After a draft of a Supreme Court ruling was leaked, suggesting that the high court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, businesses across the U.S. are facing pressure to take a side or make their position on the issue known.

People on both sides of the abortion divide have been anticipating that the Supreme Court this summer would reverse the landmark 1973 Roe v.

A lawsuit filed by the Michigan governor looking to secure the right to an abortion in Michigan has a “decent shot” in the state Supreme Court, according to a former U.S. attorney.

The right to abortions has been widely debated among Americans and lawmakers alike in recent years -- a debate that has nearly reached a boiling point today, given that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this summer whether to overturn a landmark 1973 abortion ruling.

The U.S. Justice Department has released the findings of its two-year investigation of a Mississippi prison.

Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation.

Florida will soon ban abortions after 15 weeks.

With the future of abortion rights uncertain amid an impending Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood of Michigan and an abortion provider are filing a lawsuit in an effort to protect abortion access in the state.

Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations.

Mississippi is on the verge of retiring a state song with racist roots, two years after it surrendered a Confederate-themed state flag.

The history of racial violence in the U.S. is the backdrop as President Joe Biden signs the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law.

President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.

Kentucky lawmakers have taken another step toward banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The history of racial violence in the U.S. is the backdrop as President Joe Biden is expected to sign the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms.

South Carolina finished the season where it started — at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll.

Relatives of Emmett Till are asking authorities to reverse their decision to close an investigation of his 1955 lynching and instead prosecute a white woman at the center of the case.

The stars of HGTV’s “Home Town” appeared at the Mississippi Capitol with others from their community to support a possible increase in a local tourism tax.

The Republican-controlled Mississippi House has divided largely along lines of race and party in passing a bill that would limit how race can be discussed in classrooms.

Mississippi is accustomed to being first in worsts.

Roads were being cleared and crews were restoring power to thousands of customers after severe storms and possible tornadoes tore through several Alabama communities.

Funds that raise money to aid women get abortions say they would need more donations this year if the U.S. Supreme Court makes seismic changes to the nationwide right to abortion.

Mississippi will join the majority of states in allowing medical marijuana.

The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a trial court judge to determine if a Mississippi death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent to waive his appeals in the case.

The Michigan women's basketball team is now ranked sixth in The Associated Press Top 25.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a contract extension to remain on the Plains.

A driver had his Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen but luckily was not hurt when the carjackers shot at him. What happened next was captured on Macomb County sheriff’s dash and body cam. The suspects are a man and woman, and as the dashcam will show in the video player above, it was the woman behind the wheel fleeing police.

A driver had his Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen but luckily was not hurt when the carjackers shot at him. What happened next was captured on Macomb County sheriff’s dash and body cam. The suspects are a man and woman, and as the dashcam will show in the video player above, it was the woman behind the wheel fleeing police.

A driver had his Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen but luckily was not hurt when the carjackers shot at him. What happened next was captured on Macomb County sheriff’s dash and body cam. The suspects are a man and woman, and as the dashcam will show in the video player above, it was the woman behind the wheel fleeing police.

Mississippi's capital city struggles with an unreliable water system that has problems with both quality and distribution.

A man and a woman were taken into custody overnight after they fired shots at a gas station, stole a car, led officers on a chase and then rammed into police vehicles in Macomb County, according to authorities.

Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at No. 24.

West Virginia lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks — a proposal that's nearly identical to the Mississippi law currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A ballot drive being launched in Michigan would protect a woman's right to an abortion in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v.

Al Walcott set a Sugar Bowl record with a 96-yard interception return, Monaray Baldwin raced 48 yards for the go-ahead score on an end around, and sixth-ranked Baylor beat No. 8 Mississippi 21-7 as injured Rebels quarterback Matt Corral looked on from the sideline.

Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral injured his right leg while being sacked by Baylor’s Cole Maxwell during the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl.

A photographer is trying to trademark a “New Miss” logo that's nearly identical to the Ole Miss logo used by the University of Mississippi.

As 2021 comes to a close, Roe v.

The Supreme Court has turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products.

The investigation into the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi nearly 70 years ago ended as it began, with a mystery that might never be solved.

The Justice Department has closed its investigation of Emmett Till’s slaying, yet agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases.

The commission tasked by President Joe Biden with studying potential changes to the Supreme Court has released its final draft report.