Medgar Evers' death became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, sparking nationwide protests and pushing civil rights to the frontline of the world.

On Feb. 5, 1919, screen legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists.

After years of investigation, the Jackson Police Department's Cold Case Unit has identified Johnson as the suspect in the ...

ExploreMartin Luther King Jr. Day focuses on the poor in shadow of Trump inauguration King, the heralded civil rights leader, was shot and killed ... as NAACP leader, Medgar Evers gunned down.

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Tony Evers’ budget proposal will include plenty of new spending, including $300 million for mental health services in the state’s schools, Evers said during his State of the State speech ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The winter storm has hindered air travel across the South, including at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. Several flights across the southeast were ...

Officer’s located the carjacked vehicle around 7:30 p.m. on Woodrow Wilson Avenue near Medgar Evers Boulevard. When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, Versell led officers on a multi ...

Noah Scurry, a member of the Samuel Fels basketball team, was shot multiple times on the morning of Jan. 14 Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears ...

While air sirens blaring are a daily occurrence in Ukraine, it's rare for drones to be shot out of the sky over the presidential palace. Politics latest: UK to give Ukraine new air defence system ...

ST. JOHN, Ind. — A man was shot and killed by St. John police Wednesday morning. Officers responded to the 14000 block of West 93rd Place at around 11:30 a.m. following a domestic call.

A man is recovering in the hospital after bravely acting as a human shield for his 21-year-old girlfriend during a near-fatal carjacking in Washington, D.C. The couple was sitting in their car in ...