From the Wire

Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to Life in Prison A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi has been sentenced to life in prison on charges including racketeering and murder following the 2010 beating death of a man over an unpaid drug debt.
Mississippi Ex Prison Chief Faces Bond Revocation Hearing A former Mississippi corrections commissioner who pleaded guilty in a corruption case faces a bond revocation hearing after being accused of stealing lights from a house he forfeited to the federal government.
Miss. Fire Chief: Blaze at African-American Church Was Arson Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the phrase "Vote Trump," and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever did it, a Mississippi fire chief …
Suspect in Officer Deaths Has History of Racial ProvocationsA white man with a history of racial provocations and confrontations with police ambushed and fatally shot two white officers in separate attacks as they sat in their patrol cars, authorities said.
Democrats Want to Repeal Tax Cut, Keep Money for Road Work Four Democratic state senators said Wednesday they want to repeal a big tax cut passed by Mississippi lawmakers and instead use the money for roads and bridges.
FBI Probing 'Vote Trump' Tag, Fire at Black Church The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation of a fire that heavily damaged a black church in Mississippi where someone wrote "Vote Trump" in silver spray paint.
UPDATED: "Vote Trump" Painted on Wall of Fire-Damaged Black Church Authorities say a fire has partially damaged a black church in Mississippi, and television images show "Vote Trump" spray-painted on an outside wall.
Miss. Attorney Tries to Revive Confederate Emblem Lawsuit A Mississippi attorney is asking a federal appeals court to revive his lawsuit that sought to erase the Confederate emblem from the state flag.
Nick FitzgeraldMississippi State coach Dan Mullen has run some variation of the spread offense since he arrived at the school eight years ago. This year's version could be described in two words: Nick Fitzgerald.
Court Reopens Lawsuit Challenging Prayer at NC Commission An appeals court has reopened a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina county commission's practice of starting meetings with Christian prayer.
Cosby Lawyers Say Prosecutors Using 'Casting Couch' Cliche Bill Cosby's lawyers will argue Tuesday that prosecutors are reaching back to the "casting couch" era to round up female accusers and build a "stale" sexual assault case against him.
Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul City Limits, Main Urban Fight Ahead Iraq's special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday, taking the state television building and advancing despite fierce resistance by Islamic State group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi general said.
Mississippi Asks Court to Uphold Law Affecting LGBT Rights Mississippi's Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.
Epps Sentencing Delayed in Mississippi Prison Bribery Case A federal judge has again delayed sentencing in a bribery case for the former head of the Mississippi prison system.
Clinton Seeks to Use New FBI Inquiry as Galvanizing Force Even before FBI Director James Comey jolted the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton and her advisers were on edge.