With the federal law eroded by court decisions, about a half-dozen states want to enshrine protections for non-white voters. But it’s a tough sell even in Democratic states.

Severe weather threatens the mid-Mississippi Valley and Southeast this weekend, with possible hail, and isolated tornadoes. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.

In 2022, the Louisiana legislature adopted a congressional map that included only one majority-Black district among the six ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on Monday that challenges Louisiana’s congressional map after it was redrawn ...

The justices will decide whether race or politics was the main factor as Louisiana lawmakers redrew districts for Congress.

A person of interest in a suspicious death case in Santa Rosa County has been found dead in Louisiana. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office says 27-year-old Johnny Drew Mobley was found dead ...

At least three people were killed in Missouri as a severe storm and numerous tornadoes ripped through the Midwest leaving ...

CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AS WELL ... open for those in need of shelter during the severe weather. Hancock County, Mississippi:The Hancock County Safe rooms will open at 12 p.m. for ...