Hong Kong Faces Resistance with Beijing-Backed Election Plan
Hong Kong's government unveiled election reform proposals Wednesday, setting the stage for another round of confrontation with pro-democracy activists and lawmakers opposed to Beijing-mandated restrictions on candidates for the city's …
EU Charges Russia's Gazprom Gas Giant with Market Abuse
The European Union on Wednesday charged Russia's state-controlled Gazprom energy giant of abusing its dominant position in central and eastern EU nations in an antitrust case that will further test …
Privacy Advocates Seek More Openness on NSA Surveillance
As Congress considers whether to extend the life of a program that sweeps up American phone records, privacy advocates and civil liberties groups say too much about government surveillance remains …
Italy: UN Presence in Niger, Sudan Can Help Migrant Crisis
Italy pressed the European Union on Wednesday to devise concrete, robust steps to stop the deadly tide of migrants on smugglers' boats in the Mediterranean, including considering military intervention against …
Environment
Resilient, Yet Scarred Five Years After the BP Oil Spill, the Gulf’s Ecology Fights to Bounce Back
The aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill is about much more than shimmering blue and emerald water. And it's not as pretty a picture—nor is it as clear.
Obama AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Heads for Vote After 5 Months
President Barack Obama's long-stalled nominee for attorney general, federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, is on her way to a confirmation vote after senators extricated themselves Tuesday from a partisan dispute over …
Justice
State Fights Execution Drug Disclosure While Compensating Wrongfully Convicted
At the same time the State of Mississippi continues fighting the release of details about where it gets drugs used in executions, Mississippi taxpayers will have to compensate people wrongfully …
Oklahoma Reserve Deputy Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting
A 73-year-old Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot a suspect who was pinned down by officers on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a second-degree manslaughter charge.
UNHCR: Weekend Shipwreck Deadliest Ever in Mediterranean
The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday that it believes more than 800 people drowned when a boat packed with migrants trying to reach Europe sank on Saturday, making it …
Court Sentences Ousted Egypt President to 20 Years in Prison
An Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict …
Lawyer: No Answer on Why Man Who Died in Custody was Stopped
The lawyer for the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of spinal injuries during an arrest in Baltimore, said he believes the police had no reason to …
Suit Says Mississippi Lethal Injections are Unconstitutional
Two Mississippi prisoners condemned to death are challenging the legality of the state's lethal injection procedures.
Deadlines Set in Dispute Over School Funding Initiatives
Attorneys have until next week to submit arguments in a legal dispute about school funding initiatives on the November ballot. The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an April 24 …
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Glenn Boyce
The College Board is naming former Holmes County Community College President Glenn Boyce as permanent state higher education commissioner.
Sports
Miss. State Jerseys Diss Ole Miss, Draw Apologies
Mississippi State's athletic director and Adidas have apologized for an obscene phrase on one of the baseball team's practice jerseys.
