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Mississippi ballot initiative proposal would not allow changes to abortion laws

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After repeated failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers will try again to revive a ballot initiative process, but their latest proposal would...

US unions flexed their muscles last year, but membership rates fall to all-time low

Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership rates, according to government data released Tuesday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor...

Health and Wellness Fair Aims to Revitalize 2024 Resolutions

By: The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health Jackson, MS (January 22, 2024) – If you’ve already deviated from your health resolutions for 2024,...

Choppin It Up Barbershop Series prompts health awareness one cut at time

By: The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health Jackson, MS (January 21, 2024) - The Choppin’ It Up Barbershop Series: A Black Men’s Health...

Bill to allow “human composting” wins overwhelming approval in Delaware House

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill to allow composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation received overwhelming approval in the...

Can Mississippi strip felons, including tree thieves, of voting rights? Federal judges hear the case

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Whether permanently stripping voting rights from some Mississippi felons amounts to unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment is being weighed by 19 federal...

Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued Mississippi over state regulations...

A Guide to Staying Healthy During Cold, Flu, and COVID-19 Season

By: Clarksdale Advocate Staff Writer Clarksdale, Ms. - As the seasons change and the colder months approach, so does the risk of falling prey to...

Trump and Haley hustle for last-minute votes a day before New Hampshire primary. Follow live updates

The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is down to two major candidates with just one day to go until New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation GOP primary. Florida...

Judge orders the unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the...

Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin...

Parents of Mississippi football player who died sue Rankin County School District

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The parents of a Mississippi high school football player have filed a lawsuit against a school district after the teenager...

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