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July 14, 2016

Mississippi leaders divided on religious-beliefs law appeal

Mississippi's Democratic attorney general says he won't join the Republican governor in appealing a federal judge's ruling that blocked a state law on religious objections to gay marriage.

July 13, 2016

2 inmates sentenced for 2012 prison riot in Mississippi

A U.S. attorney in Mississippi says two Mexican inmates have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay a total of more than $1.3 million for their parts in a 2012 prison riot in which a guard was killed.

July 13, 2016

Chief: Standoff with Gulfport police ends peacefully

Police in Mississippi say a standoff with an armed suspect has ended peacefully.

July 13, 2016

Los Angeles woman sentenced in global cybercrime scam

A woman from Los Angeles has been sentenced for her role in global cybercrime schemes uncovered after a Mississippi woman reported she'd been scammed.

July 11, 2016

Man charged with murder in death of graduate student

A man jailed for murder in the burning death of a Mississippi woman is accused in a new capital murder indictment of torturing a woman in Louisiana before eventually killing her.

July 8, 2016

DA to seek special grand jury for Tupelo shooting case

Prosecutors plan to call a special grand jury to hear evidence in the shooting last month of a black man by a white Tupelo police officer.

July 8, 2016

Mississippi governor appeals block on religious beliefs law

Mississippi's governor is asking an appeals court to let a state law take effect that would let some businesses and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny or delay services to same-sex couples.

July 6, 2016

Suspect wanted on burglary, sex crimes charges shot dead in Mississippi after standoff

Authorities say a standoff in Hinds County has ended with the death of a suspect.

July 6, 2016

Father indicted in hot car death of daughter in Mississippi

A Mississippi man has been indicted for manslaughter several weeks after his 8-month-old daughter died in his hot car while he worked.

July 6, 2016

Judge: 22 BP fraud charges against lawyer duplicate others

The 94-count fraud indictment against a Texas lawyer and six co-defendants could be shorter when trial begins on federal charges accusing them of inflating a client list for BP oil spill litigation.