Mississippi

The Supreme Court building in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014, following various court decisions. The court ruled on birth control, union fees and other cases.

Beltway Confidential

Abortion advocates are on their last legal leg

Kaylee McGhee White · September 15, 2021 3:59 pm

Two visitors peer into the room of a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital in Salem, Oregon on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, as a nurse dons full protective gear before seeing another patient. The hospitalization rate of unvaccinated individuals with COVID-19 is breaking records and squeezing hospital capacity, with several facilities running out of room for more patients. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Delta surge eases in some Southern states, but hospitals still feel the strain

David Hogberg · September 3, 2021 10:01 am

Biden challenges insurance companies after hurricane: ‘Don’t hide behind the fine print’

Christian Datoc · September 2, 2021 4:53 pm

Hurricane Ida collapses Mississippi highway, killing two and injuring at least 10

Hurricane Ida collapses Mississippi highway, killing two and injuring at least 10

Asher Notheis · August 31, 2021 12:00 am

Energy and Environment

Hurricane leaves New Orleans without power as Ida weakens into tropical storm

Kaelan Deese · August 30, 2021 1:08 pm

Energy and Environment

Ida forecast to slam Gulf Coast as hurricane over weekend

Misty Severi · August 26, 2021 10:44 pm

In this 2017 photo, medical students speak among themselves as they watch the dedication ceremony for the new University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, Miss. Despite initiatives to improve the diversity of matriculating classes, medical school is increasingly for the children of the rich and well-educated. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi children’s hospital reports highest COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic

Asher Notheis · August 19, 2021 8:43 pm

COVID-19 hospitalizations at record highs in several Southern states amid delta surge

David Hogberg · August 4, 2021 12:18 pm

Pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court early Monday.

Beltway Confidential

Abortion isn’t as popular as people think. The law just might catch up

Nicole Russell · July 26, 2021 10:00 am

Prominent civil rights activist Bob Moses dies at 86

Jake Dima · July 25, 2021 8:18 pm

Pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion demonstrators displaying their signs in the lobby of the Georgia State Capitol building.

Mississippi attorney general asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade

Cassidy Morrison · July 22, 2021 8:50 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington.

Fauci says vaccinated people should wear masks in areas with low vaccination rates

Charles Hilu · July 4, 2021 6:33 pm