Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...

No Black person has ever been elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court without first obtaining an interim appointment from the governor, and no Black person from either of the two other districts has ever served on the state's high court.

U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate granted a preliminary injunction in the case on Monday, which prevents the law from being enforced until there’s a final ruling.

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier says she remains locked in the House chamber because she wouldn't sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced 200 National Guard troops will be deployed to Washington, D.C., in support of President Trump’s federal orders.

British actor Terence Stamp, who played the baddie General Zod opposite Christopher Reeve in "Superman" and "Superman II," has died at 87.

Critics warn that Trump's demands for business leaders to step down, and for the government to take a cut of sales, threaten American-style capitalism.

Saul Blair's efforts to reclaim land purchased by his great-grandfather a few decades after the Civil War has hit roadblocks, but he keeps pushing.

As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches a new documentary aims to show the resilience of people of New Orleans as well as failures.

Barack Obama called Texas Republicans' push to add five new Republican congressional seats "a power grab that undermines our democracy."

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

The small town of Mason has announced it has reached a deal halting the threat of a takeover of its finances by the state of Tennessee.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted President Trump's new savings accounts for babies as a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security."

AG lawyers are calling for the order to be restored to the public docket and asking for an explanation for how the errors were written into the order.

President Donald Trump said he won't fire Jerome Powell following a clash at the Federal Reserve that saw the Fed chair correct the president.

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Bill Cosby's son Theodore Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died, reports say. He was 54.

GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who helped lead the effort to change military base names, voted for a draft law defunding efforts to reverse the changes.

Democrats stormed out of a Senate committee meeting after Republicans pushed Trump judicial pick Emil Bove forward for a federal appeals court seat.

'Mama' Mosie Burks spent nearly three decades as a lead soloist in the Mississippi Mass Choir.

Mosie Burks of the Mississippi Mass Choir (1933 - 2025)

"Nip/Tuck" and "Fantastic Four" actor Julian McMahon, an on-screen star, has died at 56 this week "after a valiant effort to overcome cancer."

Jeffries speech seeks to leverage public opinion against Trump's mega-bill as surveys show large opposition to Medicaid cuts and social program slashes

A new push calls for a national 'sick-out' on July 1 to protest U.S. immigration policy and ICE raids. What to know about move to support MS immigrants

For the second time in two weeks, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned her colleagues aren't evenly weighing the scales of justice.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Donald Trump’s “cognitive confusion” about whether he can appoint himself chair of the Federal Reserve, among other “stupid and demented” comments, is proving t...

Christened in 2011, the USNS Medgar Evers may lose its name — a move that’s drawn backlash from Evers’ family and now the Jackson City Council.

Minnesota officials said they were still searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.

Authorities are searching for a shooting suspect who dressed as a police officer and fled on foot, officials said.

The California Democrat interrupted an event for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid protests over the administration's immigration crackdown

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to rebrand Navy vessels christened for activists in an offensive against “wokeness” and DEI in the military.

On this day in 1963, NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi.

LaR’iyah Tucker, better known as Ms. Shirley, went viral for dancing to “Boots on the Ground.” Here’s why the internet is divided over her fame.

Sly Stone, a onetime San Francisco deejay turned pop music innovator and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82.

After winning the 2025 French Open, Coco Gauff said it's a title she always wanted. She didn't know the trophy she brought home would be so small.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Seabrook about his book The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, which tells the story of his family's frozen vegetable empire.

Former President Obama directed his nearly 130 million social media followers to news articles about the prospect of AI reshaping the U.S. economy.

Bill Clinton said his 'only concern' about President Biden was whether he could have served a second term until he was 86 years old.

Alan Alda paid tribute to the "supremely talented" Loretta Swit, who co-starred on "M*A*S*H." The Emmy-winning actress died May 30 at age 87.

The ruling from the United States Court of International Trade found Trump can't use a 1977 emergency powers law to impose tariffs.

Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.

Billy Joel is canceling all upcoming performances after being diagnosed with a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus.

"He will be missed forever," George Wendt's family said in a statement announcing the May 20 passing of the beloved actor.

Former President Joe Biden announced he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Here's what you need to know about the disease.

The Supreme Court said Venezuelan migrants haven't had enough time or information to protect their rights. Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito dissented.