State
Florida Pot Advocate Pulls Support for Miss Initiative
A Florida advocate of legalizing marijuana says a threat prompted him to withdraw his offer to pay supporters of Mississippi's petition drive to gather signatures on petitions for a statewide …
Mississippi Power Files Rate Plans to Pay for Kemper Plant
Mississippi Power Co. has filed three proposals seeking higher rates to pay for the $6.2 billion power plant that it's building in Kemper County.
Clintons Earned $25 Million From Speeches Since January 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton reports she and former President Bill Clinton have earned more than $25 million in speaking fees since January 2014.
Person of the Day
B.B. King
B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that "as long as people have problems, the blues can never die."
San Francisco Police Under Fire for Racist Texts
The original charges were shocking: Six San Francisco police officers were accused of stealing from drug dealers. Then federal prosecutors released racist and homophobic text messages.
1,000 Migrants Land in Indonesia, Thailand in Growing Crisis
More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh came ashore in different parts of Southeast Asia on Friday, becoming the latest migrants to slip into countries …
House Set to Pass Defense Policy Bill Opposed by Obama
The House is on track to pass a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill, a measure that usually garners bipartisan support but this year has drawn a veto threat from …
Music
B.B. King Dead at Age 89
B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King of the Blues, died late …
State
Bill Will Open More of Gulf to Energy Exploration
Mississippi Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker are supporting legislation to expand energy exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
House to Vote on Iran Nuclear Bill
The House was poised Thursday to overwhelmingly approve a bill that would allow Congress to review and potentially reject a nuclear deal with Iran that's still being negotiated by the …
Senate Under Pressure After House Votes to End NSA Program
After the House's lopsided bipartisan vote to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' phone records, the Senate is under considerable pressure to pass a similar measure. If …
1st Full Day of Deliberations Begins in Boston Bombing Trial
Jurors began their first full day of deliberations Thursday to decide whether Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves life in prison or the death penalty.
Malaysia Turns Away 800 Boat People; Thailand Spots 3rd Boat
Rohingya and Bangladeshis abandoned at sea by traffickers had nowhere to go Thursday as Malaysia turned away two crammed migrant boats and Thailand kept at bay a large vessel with …
Zinn, Kelly Headed to US House Runoff
Democrat Walter Zinn and Republican Trent Kelly will spend the next three weeks competing for support in a north Mississippi congressional race after emerging from a field of 13 candidates …
Vatican Recognizes State of Palestine in New Treaty
The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday, immediately sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the move hurt peace prospects.
