Health Care
Disabilities in Kids Rise; Not Physical Problems
Disabilities among U.S. children have increased slightly, with a bigger rise in mental and developmental problems in those from wealthier families, a 10-year analysis found.
Dollar General Enters Bidding for Family Dollar
Dollar General isn't about to be left out in the cold. The discounter is starting a bidding war for Family Dollar with an approximately $8.95 billion offer as it attempts …
Ukraine Blames Rebels for Shelling Civilians
Ukraine claimed Monday that pro-Russia rebels fired rockets and mortars on a convoy of civilians who were trying to flee from the intense fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Governor Nixon Orders National Guard to Ferguson
Missouri's governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, after a night in which …
Ole Miss, Ranked 18, Only Mississippi School in First 2014 AP Poll
Jameis Winston and defending national champion Florida State are No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll. The University of Mississippi is the only entry among Mississippi schools, …
Police Use Tear Gas in First Night of State-Imposed Curfew in Ferguson, Missouri
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The first night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and seven arrests, after police dressed in riot gear used armored vehicles …
Ferguson: Michael Brown, Killed by Cop, Suspected in $49 Cigar Robbery
A suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests, and released documents alleging the teen …
Robin Williams Had Parkinson's, Wife Says
Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease at the time of his death, his wife said Thursday.
It's Official: McDaniel Files Suit in State Court to Overturn Primary
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A tea party-backed candidate asked a Mississippi court on Thursday to declare him the winner of the June 24 Republican runoff against incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad …
Ferguson Protests Continue for 4th Day
Police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night on the streets of a St. Louis suburb in the wake of …
City & County
Same-Sex Couples Score Huge Symbolic Win
Same-sex couples in seven Mississippi counties were allowed to file out-of-state marriage licenses into chancery court land records.
Palestinians Mull Egyptian Proposal for Gaza Truce
Palestinian negotiators were mulling over an Egyptian proposal to end the monthlong Israel-Hamas war as the latest 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip was due to expire on midnight Wednesday.
Police Won't Release Name of Officer Who Shot Teen
The Rev. Al Sharpton pressed police Tuesday to release the name of the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in suburban St. Louis, and he pleaded for calm …
Miss. Gets Money for Advanced High School Exams
The U.S. Department of Education will give Mississippi nearly $55,000 to help pay the costs of low-income high school students taking Advanced Placement and other exams that could help them …
Syrian Kurdish Fighters Rescue Stranded Yazidis
While the U.S. and Iraqi militaries struggle to aid the starving members of Iraq's Yazidi minority with supply drops from the air, the Syrian Kurds took it on themselves to …
