On this day in 1866

JULY 30, 1866 Credit: Harper's Weekly, Library of Congress Black men, many of them veterans of the Civil War, were killed in New Orleans when they...

Federal judge rejects Republican challenge of Mississippi absentee vote counting

Podcast: DNC delegate Robert Johnson says Kentucky Gov. Beshear could make impact in South as Harris’ running mate

State Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, talks with Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance about whirlwind events surrounding the Democratic presidential nomination. Johnson is a delegate...

On this day in 1910

On this day in 1917

Gov. Tate Reeves, other GOP leaders who oppose Medicaid expansion should thank Joe Biden for his help

On this day in 1919

A company wanted to store carbon under US forests. It may get its wish.

Let the Olympics begin, but nothing will top what Ruthie Bolton did in 1996

The opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics are tonight in Paris, and my thoughts immediately go back to the only time I covered the Olympic Games,...

Fate of on-again, off-again Yazoo Pumps expected by December despite no price tag

ROLLING FORK — For years, the fate of a project known as the Yazoo Pumps has bounced back and forth in a game of political ping...