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Today: July 13, 2026
Today: July 13, 2026

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A timeline of Nolan Wells’ disappearance, death and the unfolding investigation

A timeline of Nolan Wells’ disappearance, death and the unfolding investigation

A timeline of Nolan Wells’ disappearance, death and the unfolding investigation
Crime|Education|Sports

A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation

A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation

A teen football player’s death has sparked scrutiny and speculation. Here’s what’s happening with the investigation
Crime|Entertainment|Sports|US|World

A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South

A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast

A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South
Business|Crime|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports|US|World

Nolan Wells’ body was found after a July 4 boat trip. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension

Nolan Wells’ body was found after a July 4 boat trip. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension

Nolan Wells’ body was found after a July 4 boat trip. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension
Business|Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Two men killed, nine injured in Orchard Cafe parking lot shooting

Two men killed, nine injured in Orchard Cafe parking lot shooting

Two men killed, nine injured in Orchard Cafe parking lot shooting
Election|Political|US|World

US Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots

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US Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Political|World

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed
Economy|Education|Entertainment|Sports

Trinidad Chambliss disagrees with LSU coach Lane Kiffin about how Black recruits view Ole Miss

Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss says he doesn't agree with comments first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin made last month that Ole Miss’ past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult

Trinidad Chambliss disagrees with LSU coach Lane Kiffin about how Black recruits view Ole Miss
Americas|Crime|US|World

Family of 1-year-old killed by police at a Walmart in Mississippi wants video released

The family of a 1-year-old boy killed by police in Mississippi is calling on authorities to release video of the shooting

Family of 1-year-old killed by police at a Walmart in Mississippi wants video released
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Sports

Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations

Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations

Mississippi teen recovers from traumatic brain injury, defying expectations
Business|Environment|Technology

In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center

The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi

In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
Crime|Political

Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years ago resonate today

The modern rhetorical and political resistance to racial equality finds its roots in the conspiratorial segregationists of the civil rights era.

Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years ago resonate today
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Technology

Musk’s xAI, SpaceX hit with class action over data center ‘nuisance’

Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceX have been sued by Mississippi residents who say a power plant fueling nearby data centers is blasting “omnipresent and

Musk’s xAI, SpaceX hit with class action over data center ‘nuisance’
Health|Science

How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare

Medications used to perform abortions are also widely used to treat severe pregnancy complications, as well as several conditions unrelated to childbirth.

How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare
Environment|US

Survivors of Mississippi tornadoes crawled under furniture and held onto their kids

Powerful storms that spawned at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties

Survivors of Mississippi tornadoes crawled under furniture and held onto their kids
Education|Science

Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy

While these Southern states made some gains in reading, they weren’t evenly felt across different student populations.

Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy
Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Political|World

Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86

Jack Thornell, the Associated Press photographer whose picture from an assassination attempt on James Meredith in 1966 won a Pulitzer Prize, has died at age 86

Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86
Arts|Education|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Teens say 'yes' to prom with free gown fittings at Cade Chapel

Teens say 'yes' to prom with free gown fittings at Cade Chapel

Teens say 'yes' to prom with free gown fittings at Cade Chapel
Environment|Science|US|World

A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging winds

A strong storm system has brought tornado watches and damage in parts of the Southeast just as the Northeast starts to warm up

A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging winds
Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Mississippians near two weeks without power after winter storm

Nearly two weeks after a massive storm left much of Mississippi covered in ice, some people are still without power

Mississippians near two weeks without power after winter storm
Environment|Health|Science|World

Thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a storm

Frustrations are bubbling up for the tens of thousands that have been without power for nearly a week in the U.S. South as a new storm looms

Thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a storm
Environment|Science|US|World

Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages

Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways

Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages
Environment|Health|US|World

New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee to clear debris and help people stranded in cars and homes still without power as the Southern states brace for another blast of dangerous cold weather

New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
Business|Environment|Travel|US|World

Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’

Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’

Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’