Urban Advocates Say The Time for a Gun Control Debate is Long Overdue
For years, voices have cried in the urban wilderness: We need to talk about gun control. Yet the guns blazed on.
One Week After the Shooting, Details Emerge About Adam Lanza
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman, Adam Lanza, who …
Legislators Across the Country Wading into Gun Control Debate, NRA Leader Calls for a Cop in Every School
ATLANTA (AP) — As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own …
In Wake of Tragedy, Parents Buy Armored Backpacks, Gun Enthusiasts Buy More Guns
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The reaction to the Connecticut school shooting can be seen in gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation: Anxious parents are fueling sales of …
Miss. Mayor Indicted Related to Use of Tax Money
A north Mississippi mayor accused of misusing taxpayer money was indicted Tuesday on one count each of embezzlement, false pretense and making fraudulent statements.
'Heat of Passion' Gets Wife Killer New Trial
Quincy Clayton says shooting his wife with a shotgun was an accident.
Crime
Gun-Control Debate Simmering After Massacre
Democrats say meaningful action must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with mental illness.
Man Arrested Saturday After Firing 50 Shots in California Mall Parking Lot
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested Saturday after firing about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall, prompting a lockdown of stores …
Two Separate Saturday Shootings in Alabama End with Suspects Killed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama killed two suspects Saturday following separate shooting incidents 75 miles apart that left three other people dead and several injured, including two officers.
Crime
UPDATED: 28 Dead in Conn. School Shooting, including Shooter; 20 Are Children
UPDATED: 28 dead including 20 children.
Senate Takes Step Toward Banning Stalking Software
A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is popular among jealous wives or husbands …
Civil Rights
More Hate Crime Charges Coming?
Early one summer morning, after a night of underage binge drinking, a group of young people from Rankin County thought it would be fun to drive into Jackson and kill …
Scruggs Home on Prison Release, Appeal Pending
"Dickie" Scruggs, a noted plaintiff's attorney before being snared in a corruption investigation, has been released from prison pending an appeal.
City & County
Doctor Gets 20 Years in Miss. Cancer Center Fraud
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi cancer center she …
Analysis: Court Considers Death Penalty and Intent
Death row inmate Bobby Batiste has left the Mississippi Supreme Court in a quandary over intent.
