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Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom speaks with attendees at an event held at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sarah Warnock)

Elections

Will Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don’t count him out

AUG. 7, 2026

America 250 Rival Histories
A William Faulkner quote displayed in the Mississippi Made exhibit reads, "To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi," on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

America

Mississippi reveals its full history for America’s anniversary year, a contrast to federal efforts

APRIL 12, 2026

US Disaster Delays
Dana Grimes and her husband bought a new home after theirs was destroyed by a tornado. But, five months after the storm, much of the wreckage still covers their property. Photograph taken in Jayess, Mississippi on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Accountability reporting

AP analysis shows major disaster declarations taking longer under Trump

SEPT. 19, 2025

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Emmett Louis Till, a Black 14-year-old who was abducted and lynched near the Delta community of Money, Miss., in 1955, is shown in an undated portrait. AP broke the news that a team searching for evidence in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse in June 2022 found the unserved warrant for the white woman whose unproven accusations led to his kidnapping and death. Relatives of Till want authorities to finally arrest Carolyn Bryant Donham nearly 70 years later. (AP Photo, File)

Civil rights

AP Exclusive: Unserved 1955 arrest warrant discovered for woman at center of Emmett Till case

JULY 8, 2022

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