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Mississippi Tries to Balance Utility Worries in Solar Rules

The sun will rise on residential solar panels in Mississippi, but it's unclear how bright their future will be.

Politics

Sojourner Challenges Mississippi Senate Loss to Dearing

Republican state Sen. Melanie Sojourner is seeking to overturn her loss in the Mississippi election.

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'Clean Coal' Technology Fails to Capture World's Attention

The Kemper County power plant was supposed to be up and running by now, showing the world how to burn coal without spewing climate-warming carbon pollution into the air.

National

NASA Counting on 1st US Space Station Shipment in Months

NASA is looking to get back on track with the first U.S. delivery to the International Space Station in nearly eight months.

National

Senate Set to OK Republican Bill Unraveling Health Care Law

Republicans pushed legislation toward Senate approval Thursday that would demolish President Barack Obama's signature health care law and halt Planned Parenthood's federal money, setting up a veto fight the GOP …

State

Mobile Home Park Owners Challenge Pearl's Regulations

Owners of five mobile home parks are challenging the city of Pearl's regulations in federal court, saying the rules are ultimately designed to force them to close.

National

Multiple People Shot at California Social Services Center

One or more gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a Southern California social services center, shooting multiple people, authorities said.

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GOP-Majority Panel to Hear Challenge Over Mississippi House Seat

A Mississippi House committee met today to start discussing a contested race that went to a drawing of straws for a tiebreaker.

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Rosa Parks

On the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest, the AP is making available its initial story on the Montgomery bus boycott.

Business

Entergy Mississippi to Cut Rates as Natural Gas Costs Fall

Only months after Entergy Mississippi customers got a break on electricity bills because of falling natural gas prices, they're likely to get another.

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Analysis: New Mississippi Lawmakers Bring Broad Experience

Roughly 20 percent of Mississippi legislative seats will turn over to a different person when the four-year term begins in January, with new members bringing fresh perspectives.

National

AP: 2002 Restraining Order Filed Against Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect

Robert Lewis Dear was arrested in May 2002 when the woman said he looked into her home and put her in fear for her life. Court records show the charge …

National

3 Officers Injured in Colo. Planned Parenthood Clinic Active Shooter Event

Police in Colorado Springs say three officers have been injured in a shooting near a Planned Parenthood clinic and the gunman has been contained.

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Ole Miss to Demolish Site Where Faulkner Wrote 'As I Lay Dying'

Late one night at the University of Mississippi power plant, William Faulkner turned over a wheelbarrow, used it as a makeshift table and began writing the classic novel "As I …

Sports

USM Rebounds After 3 Dreadful Seasons

Southern Mississippi has won more games over the past six weeks then it did in the previous three seasons combined.