Ukraine to Face Its 'Graft Culture' Under Aid Plan
Reducing graft and red tape are set to be part of the conditions Ukraine will face in exchange for an international financial rescue package.
U.S. Sends More Troops, Aircraft to Search for Kony
The U.S. is sending military aircraft and more forces to assist in the hunt for fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony, more than doubling the number of American troops and airmen …
State
Mississippi Sheriffs to Get Pay Raises July 1
Mississippi sheriffs will get their first pay raise in several years, starting July 1.
'Significant' Oil Spill Closes U.S. Ship Channel
No timetable has been set to reopen a major U.S. shipping channel after nearly 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil spilled into the Texas waterway, but more help was being called …
Egypt Sentences 529 Morsi Supporters to Death
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in connection to an attack on a police station that killed a policeman, convicting …
Ukraine Orders Troop Pullout from Crimea
Ukraine's fledgling government ordered troops to retreat from Crimea on Monday, ending days of wavering as Western leaders tried to present a unified response to Russia's increasingly firm control of …
Obama to Try to Rally World to Isolate Russia
President Barack Obama delved into a day of delicate diplomacy Monday as he sought to rally the international community around efforts to isolate Russia following its incursion into Ukraine.
Education
Black Preschoolers More Likely to Face Suspension
Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools—even as tiny preschoolers.
With Health Law, Workers Ponder the I-Quit Option
For uninsured people, the nation's new health care law may offer an escape from worry about unexpected, astronomical medical bills.
Nothing Spotted in Search for Jet, Australia Says
Search planes scoured a remote patch of the Indian Ocean but came back empty-handed Friday after a 10-hour mission looking for any sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, another …
Putin Formally Gets Crimea; Ukraine, EU Sign Deal
President Vladimir Putin completed his annexation of Crimea on Friday, signing the Black Sea peninsula into Russia just as Ukraine itself sealed a deal pulling the country closer into Europe's …
Miss. Legislators OK Final Version of Justice Bill
Legislation to make Mississippi's criminal justice system more efficient and less expensive won final approval Thursday from state lawmakers.
National
Deep South Dems Mount Comeback with Familiar Names
Democrats in the conservative Deep South are looking to recapture some old political magic in the 2014 elections.
Army General Fined, Reprimanded in Sex Case
An army general avoided jail time and was reprimanded and fined a total of $20,000 for inappropriate relationships with three subordinates in a closely watched court case.
Australia Checking 2 Objects in Search for Plane
An air search in the southern Indian Ocean for possible objects from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane described as the "best lead" so far ended for the day without success …
