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Xavier Nolan Wells death update: 'Why our baby didn't come home,' grieving parents ask after teen's mysterious death during July 4 boat trip tragedy

Xavier Nolan Wells death: Nolan Xavier Wells, an eighteen-year-old college football player, disappeared during a boat trip. His body was later discovered on an uninhabited Gulf Coast island. His family questions the official explanation and seeks a transparent investigation. Prominent figures are supporting the family's quest for answers. An independent…

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A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South

A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast

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Parents of Mississippi teen who died on July 4 trip beg for information as lawyer says ‘it’s not adding up’

The family believes text messages from social media apps had been deleted from his phone when they got it back, and they plan to employ experts to try to receive all the data they can

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Family of Mississippi teen who died after July 4 trip call for transparency, deeper investigation

The family of a Mississippi 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boat trip with friends to an island off the Gulf Coast called for a deeper investigation and for greater transparency at a news conference Friday with the Rev. Al Sharpton and noted civil rights attorney Ben…

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This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniable

The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first to target low-income families led by Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippi

The Guardian - US

Mom Of Nolan Wells’ Friend, Who’s Also A Judge, Reveals Why He Was Allegedly Left Behind On Island

18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was last seen “talking to a girl” on Horn Island, located 10 miles off the coast of Mississippi.

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Drowning or Foul Play? Behind the Growing Suspicion Surrounding 18-Year-Old Nolan Wells' Tragic End

Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was found dead on Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing. Authorities suspect drowning, but his family demands a thorough investigation.

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The unknown photos that tell the story of the US’s Black colleges

Rare photographs tucked away in HBCU archives are being preserved and widely shared with the world for the first time

The Guardian - US

Body of missing 18-year-old Nolan Wells found on Mississippi island

College freshman’s mother identified his body after he was reported missing following 4 July boat trip with friends

The Guardian - US

Former mayor of Mississippi’s capital pleads guilty to bribery and fraud

Chokwe Antar Lumumba had previously called FBI sting while mayor of Jackson a ‘political prosecution’

The Guardian - US

Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme

The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme

The Independent UK

What happened to Nolan Xavier Wells? Missing 18-year-old Mississippi football player was talking to a girl before vanishing during Fourth of July trip

Nolan Xavier Wells missing: Nolan Xavier Wells, an eighteen-year-old football player, was found dead near Horn Island. He had disappeared during a Fourth of July outing with his friends and was seen talking to a girl before disappearing during Fourth of July trip. An intensive multi-agency search located his body…

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Weekly Brew: July 3, 2026

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal law does not preempt a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five days after the election.

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Mississippi Police Shot Baby 'From the Side' of Car, Autopsy Shows, Not Head-On as Claimed

An independent autopsy reveals discrepancies in the police account of a Mississippi shooting that killed a 1-year-old, challenging the claim that the vehicle was driving towards officers.

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Family of baby killed by police in Walmart parking lot says autopsy challenges officers’ account

The family is demanding that police body camera and dashcam video, as well as Walmart surveillance video, be made public

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Brew.

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Mississippi district attorney resigns and pleads guilty after being accused of accepting $115,000 in bribes

A Mississippi district attorney has resigned and changed his plea to guilty in a bribery scheme that ensnared other officials in the state's capital city, including Jackson's former mayor. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered…

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

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Mississippi district attorney pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigns

A Mississippi district attorney has pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigned his post

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five business days after the election was not preempted by federal statutes and could remain in place.

The Independent UK

Trump unleashes stern warning to Republicans after Supreme Court smackdown on mail-in ballots: ‘CHEATING!’

President lashes out after high court gives OK to mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving after

The Independent UK

Supreme Court delivers big blow to Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the court’s three liberal justices

The Guardian - US

US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day

Court sides against Republicans after deciding earlier this term to let Louisiana in effect dismantle Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court allows counts of late-arriving mail ballots

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi state law Monday that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but that arrive up to five days later, turning aside a challenge from Republicans and allowing similar laws in more than two dozen states. The 5-4 decision,…

The Independent UK

Two women and toddler shot dead in Mississippi as gunman remains at large

Police said the suspected shooter should be considered ‘armed and dangerous’ and is believed to be driving a red 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage

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