WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Backs Call for Transparent Probe Into Hanging Death of Black Mississippi Student * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported calls for a thorough and transparent investigation of the death of Black student Demartravion "Trey" Reed, who was found hanging from a tree o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Calls for Federal Investigation into Death of Delta State University Student * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) called on the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to launch a federal investigation into the suspicious death of Demartravion "Trey" Reed, a 21-year-old Black male   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Dem Leaders of National Security Committees Respond to Second U.S. Military Strike Off the Coast of Venezuela Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Cosmos for Pregnancy Discrimination * Federal lawsuit says Bay St. Louis restaurant fired server because she was pregnant MOBILE, Ala. - Cosmos, a restaurant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi operated by Smoke BBQ LLC, violated federal law by firing a server because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ethics Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-218) in the matter of allegations relating to Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, on July 29, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * In accordance with House rule XI, clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b), the Committee on Ethics (Committee) hereby submits the following Report to the House of Representatives: I. INTRODUCTION On July 23, 2021, the Office of Congressional Condu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ethics Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-218) in the matter of allegations relating to Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, on July 29, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) -- V. FINDINGS A. THE COMMITTEE DID NOT FIND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT RESENTATIVE KELLY VIOLATED LAWS, RULES, OR OTHER STANDARDS OF CONDUCT RELATING TO INSIDER TRADING AND CONFLICTS OF IN-TEREST 1. Insider Trading The C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ethics Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-219) in the matter of allegations relating to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, on July 29, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * In accordance with House rule XI, clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b), the Committee on Ethics (Committee) hereby submits the following Report to the House of Representatives: I. INTRODUCTION On June 23, 2022, the Office of Congressi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ethics Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-219) in the matter of allegations relating to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, on July 29, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) For example, in 2013, several House Members traveled to a foreign country and found miscellaneous tangible gifts waiting for them in their hotel rooms and received inconsistent answers about the source of the gifts  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 17 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU researcher earns national early career award for contributions to agronomy One of crop science's most respected professional societies is recognizing a Mississippi State faculty member as an outstanding early career agronomist. Prakash Jha, MSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences assistant professor, will receive the American Society of Agronomy's Early Career Award at the ASA, Crop Scien  more