Man who drove car into protesters in Virginia convicted … James Fields Jr., who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, was convicted Friday of first-degree murder.
Confederate statue’s fate on UNC campus hangs in … The faculty council ultimately passed a resolution supporting UNC Black Faculty’s call for the removal of Silent Sam from campus.
She wore a Confederate flag to vote, then she laid … Claudia Bivins wanted her grandson to understand the sacrifices African Americans made to get the right to vote.
Mississippi voters head to polls for Senate runoff … Mississippi voters are deciding the last U.S. Senate race of the midterms, choosing between a Republican Senate appointee backed by President Donald Trump and a Democrat who was agriculture secretary when Bill Clinton was in the White House.
Seven nooses found by Mississippi Capitol before … State and federal investigators are trying to find out who hung seven nooses in trees outside the Mississippi Capitol early Monday, a day before a U.S. Senate runoff.
President Trump campaigns for Cindy Hyde-Smith in … We’re following the runoff election between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy for the United States Senate.
Trial begins for man charged with fatally running … Charlottesville is bracing for journalists and protesters to converge on the city as jury selection begins Monday for the man accused of killing Heather Heyer at last year’s Unite the Right rally.
Mississippi senator banking on boost from President … The final chapter of the 2018 midterms is nearing a close in Mississippi.
Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, killing at … Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson are both at Public Safety headquarters monitoring the incident unfolding at Mercy Hospital, Guglielmi said.
County commissioner tells black woman he belongs … A Leavenworth County commissioner is being asked to resign after telling a black woman he belongs to a “master race.”
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s ‘public hanging’ remark draws … A Republican state lawmaker in Mississippi, Rep. Karl Oliver, came under sharp criticism in May 2017 after he posted on Facebook that people should by lynched for removing Confederate monuments.
