Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

The trial of a former prison guard accused of killing a patient at the state’s Secure Psychiatric Unit began Tuesday, with the prosecution and defense telling competing stories about the death ...

Activists have linked his death to a broader trend of police brutality and impunity, citing the unresolved deaths of more than 60 young people during last year's anti-tax protests.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Gov. Tate Reeves won’t decide on Richard Gerald Jordan’s request for clemency until after the U.S. District Court decides its case. On Monday, a representative for ...

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Albert Ojwang's death stirs up anger at police abuse Demonstrators take to streets President acknowledges death in custody Family seeks answers from watchdog investigation NAIROBI June 14 (Reuters ...

After nearly eight weeks of testimony, jury deliberations began in the retrial of Karen Read for the death of John O’Keefe, following closing arguments from Massachusetts prosecutors and defense ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Historic Civil Rights activist, Ellie Dahmer, is celebrating 100 years of life this month! The Beta Chi Sigma Alumnae chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority held a ...

California death row inmate Julian Mendez killed in Kern Valley State Prison allegedly involving more than 30 inmates, with Mario Renteria as the alleged initial attacker.

Disney’s live-action “Lilo and Stitch” looks set to dominate the box office for the third weekend in a row. The film will hold off “Ballerina,” a “John Wick” movie, and it held off ...

The “Death Sentences Today” database, maintained by a professor at Drake University Law School, says Mendez committed the crime on Feb. 4, 2000, at age 22.