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In this photo taken from video provided by Stacey J. Spiehler, hecklers shout at a pro-Palestinian protester at the University of Mississippi, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. The hecklers vastly outnumbered pro-Palestine demonstrators and video shot by a student journalist showed one white heckler making monkey gestures and noises at a Black woman who was supporting pro-Palestinian protesters. (Stacey J. Spiehler via AP)

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Congressman praises heckling of war protesters, including 1 who made monkey gestures at Black woman

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,05/03/24-7:55PM, 100 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly this week when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black student in a raucous gathering that was endorsed by a far-right congressman from Georgia.
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This September 2023 Harrison County Adult Detention Center booking photograph provided by the Harrison County Sheriff's Office shows City of Biloxi Councilman Robert Leon Deming, III, in Gulfport, Miss. On Friday, May 3, 2024, prosecutors said the Mississippi city councilman pleaded guilty to federal charges after running a multimillion-dollar illegal drug business. (Harrison County Adult Detention Center via AP)

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Mississippi city council member pleads guilty to federal drug charges

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,05/03/24-3:40PM, 87 Reads
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city council member pleaded guilty to federal charges after running a multimillion-dollar illegal drug business, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Protesters at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on May 2, 2024, joined the chorus of demonstrators at college campuses across the country calling for their administrations to divest any interest in businesses working with Israel in response to the nearly 35,000 Palestinian deaths in Israel's response to the deadly Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

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‘It wasn’t equal:’ Counter-protesters overwhelm pro-Palestinian students at the University of Mississippi

By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,05/03/24-1:58PM, 153 Reads 10,428 Statewide
Police disbanded a pro-Palestinian student protest at the University of Mississippi less than an hour after it officially started when counter-protesters threw a water bottle and other items at the protest, prompting the protesters to respond in kind with water.
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Attorney Cliff Johnson (center) presents his case before the Mississippi Supreme Court, Thursday, July 6, 2023 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Supreme Court ruling sidesteps issue of spending public money on private schools

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,05/03/24-1:52PM, 178 Reads 12,647 Statewide
The Mississippi Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling found that Parents for Public Schools does not have legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of the state Legislature sending public money to private schools.
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