National
World Leaders Push Back Against Trump's Trade War Threat
President Donald Trump on Friday insisted "trade wars are good, and easy to win," a bold claim that prompted threats of retaliation against U.S. exports like blue jeans and motorcycles.
Civil Rights
Several Members of Congress on a 'Civil Rights Pilgrimage'
About a dozen Democrats and Republicans prayed and sang "Amazing Grace" during a solemn ceremony Friday at the site where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated nearly 50 …
Education
Senators Reject Change to Mississippi School Funding Formula
Mississippi lawmakers are rejecting an attempt to rewrite the state's public school funding formula.
National
Pro-Gun Georgia Lawmakers Deny Delta Tax Break for Breaking with NRA
Pro-gun Georgia lawmakers scored a political victory Thursday over Delta Air Lines, making good on Republican threats to deny the company a hefty tax break after it cut ties with …
Education
UPDATED: Senate Takes Up New Ed Funding Formula Proposal Today
The push to re-write the State's education-funding formula, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, is in the Senate waiting on a full vote.
City & County
Number of JPD Officer-Involved Shootings Keeps Growing
With two deadly officer-involved shootings in the first two months of 2018, public scrutiny has grown over the Jackson Police Department's use-of-force policy and its decision to withhold officers' names …
National
Trump to Impose Tariffs on Imports of Steel and Aluminum
Determined to protect vital American industries, President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, dramatically raising the possibility of a trade showdown with …
National
Kroger Joins Other Big Retailers, Tightens Gun Restrictions
Kroger will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 at the stores it owns, becoming the third major retailer this week to put restrictions in place that are stronger …
Person of the Day
Blair Schaefer
Senior guard Blair Schaefer, daughter of MSU head coach Vic Schaefer, is one of the three finalists for the award, which is the top women's basketball player in our state …
Politics
Putin Boasts of New Russian Nuclear Weapons
Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can't be intercepted, President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday, claiming a technological breakthrough that could dramatically increase Russia's military capability, …
Politics
Mississippi 'Go Cup' Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
The Mississippi Legislature is passing an expansion of the year-old "go cup" law. The House Wednesday gave final approval to Senate Bill 2588 , by a vote of 88-28, sending …
Cover
Beyond Stigma: Helping the Jacksonians Others Reject
Opening in 1987, the Sandifer House on Jefferson Street offered men and women living with AIDS respite from the continuing stigma of being HIV-positive in the early years of the …
Civil Rights
OPINION: Police Violence is Not Déjà Vu
In Jackson, police violence is not deja vu; it is real and systemic.
Civil Rights
EDITORIAL: JPD, Identify Cops Who Shoot Civilians
Mayor Lumumba's order does not address the glaring need for JPD to release names of officers who use excessive and/or fatal force on civilians—the progressive needle does not move without …
National
Manafort Pleads Not Guilty, Gets September Trial Date
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort maintained his innocence on Wednesday to new charges he acted as an unregistered foreign agent and directed an international money-laundering conspiracy.
