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Pro-life leaders will “Pray Together for Life” in advance of opening arguments at the Supreme Court Wednesday in a major abortion case.

The state of Mississippi has 24 additional firefighters following Thursday’s much anticipated graduation ceremony.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is set to hear several major cases during its 2021-2022 term, which began on Monday.

More than 500 former and current female athletes filed an amicus brief Monday in which they called upon the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Mississippi law that would make abortions performed after 15 weeks of pregnancy unlawful.

Mississippi residents are preparing for Hurricane Ida’s arrival which may bring a strong storm surge, heavy rainfall, flooding, and possibly tornadoes, WAPT reported Sunday.

Teachers unions in several states are continuing to push for mandatory masks and vaccines for students while demanding the right to choose for adults.

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed her opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the constitutionality of her state’s 15-week abortion ban.

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) released updated coronavirus guidelines for Mississippi residents on Friday, recommending everyone 12 and older get vaccinated and urging that vulnerable residents avoid mass indoor gatherings, regardless of vaccination status.

A national poll found a majority of likely voters support restrictions on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

A man from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was murdered after meeting to purchase an ATV he had found for sale on Facebook marketplace, according to police.

An 84-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Mississippi joined students from Port Gibson High School to receive his high school diploma on Friday.

Pro-life leaders expressed relief the Supreme Court has finally agreed to hear a significant challenge to its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide if state laws banning most abortions are unconstitutional, in a major case challenging new Mississippi abortion restrictions.

Biden’s DOJ and activists are threatening to sue states that have put laws in place to protect female athletes from transgender competition.

Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms ripped through central Mississippi, causing widespread damage to the area, according to videos and photos of the incident.

Arkansas became the third state in the nation Thursday to protect girls’ and women’s sports from males claiming to identify as females.

Authorities rushed to aid Alabama residents Thursday, as “violent,” long-track tornadoes savage the state.

LA AG Jeff Landry is leadibg a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit against the Biden administration for its attack on domestic energy production.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed a bill that restricts transgender athletes to only competing in sports of their birth gender.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves will sign a bill into law protecting female athletes in high schools and colleges from competing against men.

Former Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel, a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate next year, told Breitbart News exclusively he is calling on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to cut the nonsense, end his state’s mask mandate, and reopen Ohio entirely right now.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams in the state’s schools and universities. The bill heads to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the next several days, and he is expected to sign it into law.

Alabama will become one of the next states to eliminate a government-imposed mandate that requires people wear masks in public, sources close to the matter told Breitbart News.

President Joe Biden criticized the governors of Mississippi and Texas Wednesday for lifting their statewide mask mandates, describing it as “neanderthal thinking.”

Biden commented on masks just hours after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his decision to lift that state’s mask mandate.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has lifted the mask mandate and will allow businesses to operate at full capacity following a nearly year-long set of rules put in place by the state to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Officer Jeff Koenig returned to work on February 19, after two years of recovery from a shooting during a routine traffic stop.

The Mississippi state Senate passed a bill that would ban athletes who are biological boys from competing in girl’s sports in state schools.

15 attorneys general signed onto a letter asking President Joe Biden to reverse his decision to halt construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy died in a shootout with a suspect Monday afternoon, according to several reports.

A homeowner in Moss Point, Mississippi, returned gunfire Sunday night, killing one of two alleged home intruders. 

Mississippi flew its revamped state flag over its capitol for the first time Monday, six months after retiring the previous one featuring the Confederate emblem.

A nine-year-old is being hailed as a hero for saving his younger sister in a carjacking involving two men on Thursday, police said Friday.

A woman from Mississippi is accused of driving her teenage relative to Texas to sell her for sex with a man, according to reports.

Police in Mississippi have arrested one suspect after a toddler was abandoned outside a Goodwill store with a note and a change of clothes.

Three food processing plants in Mississippi, raided by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency last year, were found to have also paid workers below the minimum wage and one plant hired a child.