Health Officials Report Drop in Infant Mortality
State health officials say Mississippi's infant mortality rate is declining.
Investigators: 36,000 Game Disability System
Social Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressional investigators said in a report …
President's Brother Key to Syria Regime Survival
He is rarely photographed or even quoted in Syria's media. Wrapped in that blanket of secrecy, President Bashar Assad's younger brother has been vital to the family's survival in power.
UK Police: Cyber Crooks Could Have Stolen Millions
A daring attempt to graft a rogue piece of hardware onto a computer at a London branch of Spanish bank Santander could have drained millions of pounds (dollars) from its …
City & County
Jackson's Budget Gets Green Light
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba convinced the Jackson City Council to pass his proposed $502.5 million budget after holding two town-hall meetings and two public hearings.
Environment
What We're Seeing Now: Air Pollution and Climate Change
Scientists at Princeton, Stanford, Peking and Columbia universities as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conclude that climate change will worsen air pollution, making it a more potent …
Person of the Day
M. Trost Friedler
Sobriety and running a center to assist others to deal with addiction issues came back-to-back for M. Trost Friedler, whose substance abuse issues first brought him to Jackson in the …
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, "Bravo I: Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto" is at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.
Rights Group: Syrian Regime Behind Mass Killings
An international human rights group on Friday accused Syrian government forces and pro-regime militias of carrying out summary executions earlier this year that left at least 248 people dead in …
4 Men Given Death Sentences in India Gang Rape
An Indian court Friday sentenced to death four men for the gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack …
Kerry: Syria Peace Prospects Ride on Weapons Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday the prospects for resuming the Syrian peace process are riding on the outcome of U.S.-Russian talks …
Women Outrun Men in Regaining Jobs Since Recession
The slowly recovering U.S. job market has helped women rebound faster than men: They've now regained all the jobs they lost to the Great Recession. Men are still 2.1 million …
How Mississippi School Districts Rated in 2013
Here's how the 151 Mississippi public school districts in 2013 were rated under the state's A-to-F grading system for their 2013 performance, along with how they were rated in 2012.
Colorado Flooding Cuts Off Mountain Towns, Kills 3
Heavy rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides Thursday in Colorado, cutting off remote towns, forcing the state's largest university to close and leaving at least three people dead …
City & County
Jacksonians Speak Out at Town Hall Meeting
Last night, the city of Jackson and Mayor Chokwe Lumumba hosted a second town-hall meeting to address the proposed water-and-sewer rate increases, this time in the heart of Ward 3 …
Health Care
Consumers With Serious Medical Problems Need To Carefully Assess Total Plan Costs
One of the health care overhaul's most far-reaching provisions prohibits health plans from refusing to cover people who are sick or charging them higher premiums. Still, for people with serious …
Person of the Day
Millsaps Majors
Millsaps and Mississippi College have been meeting on the gridiron since 1920, and the Majors and Choctaws have met annually since 2000, when they renewed their close rivalry.
Health Overhaul Confuses Medicare Beneficiaries
Dear seniors, your Medicare benefits aren't changing under the Affordable Care Act. That's the message federal health officials are trying to get out to elderly consumers confused by overlapping enrollment …
AP Sources: CIA Delivering Light Weapons to Syria
The CIA has been delivering light machine guns and other small arms to Syrian rebels for several weeks, following President Barack Obama's decision to arm the rebels.
Kerry Set to Test Russia on Syria Weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his team open two days of meetings with their Russian counterparts on Thursday, hoping to emerge with the outlines of a plan for …
