Across a nation that is already in the grips of a rise in violent crime, murders are going unsolved at a historic pace, a CBS News investigation has found. A review of FBI statistics shows that the murder clearance rate — the share of cases each year that are solved, meaning police make an arrest or close the case due to other reasons — has fallen to its lowest point in more than half a century. “It’s... 

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man accused of dousing a 19-year-old former high school cheerleader with a flammable liquid, setting her ablaze and leaving her to die along a north Mississippi back road. Quinton Tellis, 29, has been charged with the murder of Jessica Chambers on Dec. 6, 2014, and faces life in prison without parole if convicted. Tellis has pleaded not guilty. Opening... 

Could you simply just stand back in your seat for a few seconds and imagine what if the murderer was a “privileged” white male who would have killed 2 black nuns? Could you imagine the media outrage? Endless cries of “racism”, Black Lives Matter riots, Obama and Hillary would have given speeches calling to ban guns despite having the crime committed with a knife and they would... 

When Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, it’s rarely because he is opening for another charismatic speaker. But that’s what happened in Jackson, Mississippi, when he introduced Nigel Farage, who gave an Americanized Brexit speech. Farage, who led the United Kingdom Independence Party in its campaign to take the UK out of the European Union, seemed to delight in addressing Trump’s supporters... 

Donald Trump dropped a zinger during a campaign stop in Biloxi, Mississippi on Saturday. He said Obama and Hillary created the Islamic State. “They’ve created ISIS. Hillary Clinton created ISIS with Obama — created with Obama,” Trump said. Trump: Iran Deal Was So Bad It’s Suspicious Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says the nuclear deal with Iran is so bad, he is close... 

Missouri is in a state of emergency as flooding continues with record water levels expected over the coming days. 17 million people in the US are currently living in areas with flood warnings, with 400 river gauges nationwide over their flood capacity. Missouri is one of the worst affected areas with three major rivers, the Missouri, the Meramec and the Mississippi all above the flood stage. The St.... 

Imagine if a leading news organization based in a major country was colluding with government officials to ensure their content satisfied those same apparatchiks? Ponder the reaction in Washington? It’s almost certain that words like “condemn,” “regrettable” and “affront” would be used. Probably by the State Department. After all, the State Department was so alarmed about “Russian... 

A 15-meter-wide sinkhole has recently opened up in a city in Mississippi and swallowed at least 15 vehicles, police said, adding that what caused the sinkhole is still unknown and is being investigated. The sinkhole appeared in the parking lot of the new IHOP restaurant on Frontage Road in the city of Meridian. The customers at the restaurant told local WTOK-TV that they heard several booms that were... 

According to AP, Texas is leading a 17-state coalition in suing over the Obama administration’s recently announced executive actions on immigration. A year ago, following the whole Supreme Court farce, a bevy of states proved there are more than just “idiot voters” left in the US, when they decided to sue Obamacare outright over one or more of its provisions. They were promptly shut down... 

A record 2.5 million children were homeless across the US in 2013, a new report says. A new report says a record 2.5 million children, nearly one child in every 30, were homeless across the United States in 2013. The report issued by the National Center on Family Homelessness on Monday showed an 8 percent increase in homeless children compared to 2012. “When you look at the resources and where they’ve... 

Police refuse to treat incident as a hate crime, even though this is a clear hate crime racist attack. A white Marine was left in an induced coma after a group of black men brutally beat him as part of a revenge attack in response to the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The incident began at West Point Waffle House in Mississippi on Saturday morning at around 1am. With his... 

Much of northern Mississippi remained on tornado watch Monday afternoon after a twister made its way through Tupelo, according to a National Weather Service report. Major damage has been reported, although the number of casualties is still unknown. Parts of Alabama, Arkansas, and western Georgia were also placed under tornado watch until Monday night as the storm system slowly traveled north from... 

Parents of a sixth grade student at the Milam Elementary School in Tupelo, Mississippi were shocked when their daughter brought home a political beliefs worksheet that teachers told students to fill out. The in-class assignment entitled “Are you a Democrat or Republican?” was posted to the “Stop Common Core in Mississippi” Facebook page with a message alleging that the young female student... 

Naegleria fowleri lifecycle stages A deadly brain amoeba that has killed two children this year has been found in a drinking water supply, a first in the US, authorities said Monday. The heat-loving Naegleria fowleri has been found in the water supply system of St. Bernard Parish, southeast of New Orleans, according to tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The N. fowleri parasite... 

Food-stamp use in the US rose by over 1 million during the past year to a record 47.6 million, or nearly one in six Americans. According to a report released by the US Department of Agriculture on Friday, food-stamp use rose 2.4 percent in May, with more than 15 percent of the US population now receiving benefits. There were about 32 million Americans on Food Stamps when President Barack Obama took...