Court: Pardon Does Not Mean Clean Criminal Record
A pardon by the governor is not grounds to wipe clean a criminal record, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled.
Person of the Day
Rose Cochran
Rose Clayton Cochran—who became a focal point in the re-election campaign of her husband, Sen. Thad Cochran, when a man was accused of taking bedridden photos of her to use …
Families of Newtown Victims Sue Rifle Manufacturer
The families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher wounded two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturer, distributor …
Justices Reject Arizona Bid Over Abortion Drugs
The Supreme Court is refusing to allow Arizona to enforce stringent restrictions on medical abortions while a challenge to those rules plays out in lower courts.
At UN Climate Talks, a Crack in Rich-Poor Barrier
A last-minute deal that salvaged U.N. climate talks from collapse early Sunday sends a signal the rich-poor divide that long held up progress can be overcome with a year to …
Black Churches Pray in Protest of Police Slayings
Congregants in African-American churches across the country wore black to Sunday services and prayed over the men in attendance in a symbolic stand against fatal police shootings of unarmed black …
Hamas Stages Military Rally to Mark Anniversary
The Islamic militant group Hamas displayed rockets and other heavy weapons Sunday during a rally marking the 27th anniversary of its founding.
CIA Report Revives Legal Debate on Interrogation
When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical.
Education
Mississippi Schools' Money Gap Grows to $1.5B
In a state with a long history of lousy education, and a bad habit of not paying for it, nowhere is the problem as profound as in Durant, a tiny …
Ukraine: Truce Results in 1st Casualty-Free Day
Ukraine's president said Friday that a fragile truce between his government's troops and Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine had resulted in the first day free of deaths or injuries for …
Miss. Ex-Lawmaker Being Honored by Michigan State
The man who broke the color barrier in the Mississippi Legislature is being honored by his alma mater in Michigan.
Burning Death Inquiry Eyes Woman's Last Hours
urveillance video that shows a woman at a convenience store gas station less than two hours before she was set on fire and left to die is part of the …
Putin Turns to India to Clinch New Deals
Facing a stumbling economy at home and increasingly biting Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought Thursday to strengthen once-close relationship with India through an ambitious plan to help New …
Hong Kong Police Arrest Protesters, Demolish Main Camp
Hong Kong authorities demolished a protest camp Thursday at the heart of the city's 2 ½-month pro-democracy movement but scores of activists taken away by police vowed their fight for …
42.9 Million Americans Have Unpaid Medical Bills
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. consumers with credit records—42.9 million people—Have unpaid medical debts, according to a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
