Nigeria Militants Take Kidnapped Schoolgirl Town
Islamic extremists in Nigeria have seized Chibok, forcing thousands of residents to flee from the northeast town from which the insurgents kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April, a local official …
US to Grant Refugee Status to Some Children
The U.S. government will launch a program in December to grant refugee status to some minors under the age of 21 who live in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and …
Ex-Gov.: 'Tar Babies' Quip Not Meant to Offend
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour acknowledges he used the term "tar babies" to describe President Barack Obama's policies, but says "neither the context nor the connotation was intended to offend."
Trooper Ambush Suspect Charged with Terrorism
Authorities have added terrorism charges against a man accused of ambushing a Pennsylvania State Police barracks and killing a trooper, and they say he told them he wanted to "wake …
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Miss. Supreme Court Refereeing Bailiff Dispute
Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to uphold his authority to hire and assign bailiffs to the local courts.
Clinical Trials on Tap for Possible Ebola Vaccine
A top U.S. health official says long-anticipated clinical trials of a possible Ebola vaccine will start soon in West Africa, as the global response to the outbreak took on added …
Liberia Lifts Emergency Amid Progress on Ebola
Liberia's president is lifting a state of emergency imposed to control an Ebola outbreak that has ravaged the country and two other West African nations.
Jordan, Israel to Meet Over Tensions in Jerusalem
Facing rising tensions over a revered holy site, Jordan's king and Israel's prime minister were to meet Thursday over how to inject calm into troubled Jerusalem before burgeoning violence grows …
IS Group Leader Says Will Fight to Last Man
The head of the extremist Islamic State group has said it will fight to the last man.
Lawmakers Move to Strip Former Nazis of Benefits
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce legislation Thursday to strip suspected Nazi war criminals of their Social Security benefits, insisting American taxpayers should not be underwriting the retirement of …
State Board Delays Sports Cuts in Troubled Schools
Cuts to sports and activities at schools districts that lose state accreditation would be delayed under a plan approved Wednesday by the Mississippi Board of Education.
Monsanto to Pay Pacific Northwest Wheat Farmers
Monsanto Co. says it will pay $2.4 million to settle a dispute with farmers in the Pacific Northwest over genetically modified wheat.
Banks Fined Billions for Rigging Currency Markets
Traders with nicknames like the "Three Musketeers" and the "A-Team" plotted over Internet chat rooms to manipulate currency markets for years, profiting at the expense of clients—and then congratulating themselves …
Federal Judge Strikes Down SC Gay Marriage Ban
A federal judge struck down South Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday, though marriage licenses can't immediately be handed out.
Sterilization Deaths Show India's Health Care Ills
The deaths of 12 women after they underwent sterilization procedures this week have raised serious ethical questions about India's drive to curb a booming population by paying women who get …
