Mississippi close to removing Confederate emblem from its flag

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi legislators were working Sunday to change the state flag by removing a Confederate battle emblem that’s broadly condemned as racist. The House passed a bill 91-23 with broad bipartisan support, sending it to the Senate for more debate. The flag’s supporters resisted efforts to change it for decades, but rapid developments in recent weeks have changed dynamics on this issue in the tradition-bound state. As protests against racial injustice recently s