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Bryant Signs Charter School, Other Education Bills
Gov. Phil Bryant continues to tout the "transformative" potential of new education measures.
Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures Dozens
WEST, Texas (AP) — A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the …
Police Arrest Corinth Man for Poisoned Letters
Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line.
Rescuers Search Rubble for Survivors at Texas Site
Rescue workers searched rubble early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 …
Image Leads to Hunt for Boston Bombing Suspect
The painstaking work to identify a bombing suspect from reams of Boston Marathon footage yielded a possible breakthrough as investigators focused on a man seen dropping off a bag, and …
For Wash. Government Bean-Counter, a Pot Education
Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases.
Promises, Promises: Comprehensive Immigration Bill
There's nearly unanimous, bipartisan agreement that the nation's immigration laws need fixing more than a quarter-century after the last overhaul.
Pa. Abortion Trial: Assistant Gave Anesthesia
A woman trained only as a medical assistant told jurors Wednesday that she gave anesthesia, set dosing amounts and performed ultrasounds when she worked at a now-shuttered abortion clinic whose …
EMEPA Says Some Rates Increase Because of Kemper
East Mississippi Electric Association is raising rates for some customers because of higher wholesale power rates charged by Mississippi Power Co. to cover the costs of its Kemper County power …
College Funding Formula Set for Full Board Vote
A College Board committee voted Wednesday to send a plan shifting how state money is distributed among Mississippi's eight universities to the full board.
Scruggs Granted Return to Prison Pending Appeal
Disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has gotten his wish to return to federal prison pending an appeal of a judicial corruption conviction.
Health Care
Consumer Groups Fear Patients Could Be Hit With Large Out-Of-Pocket Costs
Some consumers may continue to face out-of-pocket health costs of $12,500 or more next year—double the amount allowed by the health law—because the Obama administration won't enforce that provision for …
City & County
Water, Water Everywhere
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. wants to improve the city's water capacity with a 1.5 million gallon water tower at the corner of Fortification Street and Mill Street to be …
Crime
Bank Robbery in Fondren
Jackson Police responded to a bank robbery at 3:14 PM at the Regions Bank on North State Street.
City & County
UMMC's Gay Named to Time Mag's 100 Most Influential List
TIME named HIV specialist Dr. Hannah Gay, UMMC associate professor of pediatrics, to the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
College Board Approves Plan to Divide State Aid
Mississippi University for Women, the University of Mississippi and Alcorn State University will get financial boosts under a new formula to distribute state money among Mississippi's eight public universities.
Officers Enter Ricin Suspect's Home
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A team of law enforcement officers has entered the home of a Mississippi man accused of sending letters with poisonous ricin to the president and others.
Police Officer Shot and Killed on MIT Campus; Manhunt Ensues
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been shot and killed at the campus outside of Boston, authorities said early Friday. No arrests …
1 of 2 Boston Bombing Suspects Dead
Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices.
Boston Bomber Suspect's Father: He's a 'True Angel'
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing claims that his son who is still on the loose is a smart and accomplished young …
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