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Report finds birth centers improve outcomes. Mississippi has none
Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of 10 states with no centers. Mississippi is also among the states with the…
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5mSPLC president during Jackson visit says organization is ready to fight DOJ prosecution
In April of 2026, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel announced an 11-count federal indictment against the SPLC in the Middle District of Alabama.
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6mMississippi attorney general clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
Many details of the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia remain unknown, and it wasn’t immediately clear if or when law enforcement would release footage from the incident.
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4mDOJ reaches settlement with Lexington Police Department over civil rights violations
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement forcing reforms at the Lexington Police Department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement announced Friday comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens' civil rights in the rural, poor, majority-Black city.
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10mBill Clinton and others pay tribute to women ‘Warriors of the Civil Rights Movement’
Eight women "Warriors of the Civil Rights Movement," including three from Mississippi, receive praise at a two-day tribute in San Francisco.
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18mMississippi tops US for Medicaid enrollees prescribed birth control some say is linked to brain tumors
Too often, some experts say, providers don’t give Medicaid patients extensive options or engage in discussion to reach informed consent about contraception.