Why are flags half-staff in Mississippi on Jan. 17? State honors New Orleans attack victim

State and U.S. flags will be at half-staff in Mississippi to honor New Orleans terror attack victim, Jimmy Carter. Here's how ...
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Mississippi lawmakers take steps to remove the Confederate battle emblem from state flag

JACKSON, Miss. -- Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into applause Saturday as lawmakers took the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that ...