Bill Would Ban Destruction of Guns in Buy-Back
Mississippi cities and counties would be banned from buying and destroying guns, under a proposal lawmakers are considering.
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Wash., Colo., Have Few Ways to Stop Carry-On Weed
Among the many oddities that have arisen from marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado is this: It can be easier to get through airport security with a bag of weed …
House Leaders to Outline Immigration Principles
House Republican leaders plan to outline broad immigration principles, including legalization for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally, to the GOP rank and file as they look to revive …
New Treatment Could Reduce Kids' Peanut Allergies
An experimental therapy that fed children with peanut allergies small amounts of peanut flour has helped more than 80 percent of them safely eat a handful of the previously worrisome …
Israeli Official Seeks to Allay EU Boycott Fears
Israel has the tools to limit the damage of any economic boycott, a senior official said Thursday, dismissing new warnings that the economy would suffer badly if U.S.-led peace talks …
Report: Syria Government Has Razed Neighborhoods
The Syrian government used controlled explosives and bulldozers to raze thousands of residential buildings, in some cases entire neighborhoods, in a campaign that appeared designed to punish civilians sympathetic to …
Miss. House Panel Passes Insurance Disclosure Bill
Lawmakers could require insurers to disclose how much they collect in premiums and how much they pay in claims in each ZIP code.
Fed is Expected to Further Trim Bond Purchases
The Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to further reduce its stimulus for the U.S. economy even though that prospect has unsettled global financial markets.
Republicans Say Obama Can't Do Much Without Them
Congressional Republicans swiftly and sharply rejected President Barack Obama's vow to act on his own if lawmakers won't help him create jobs and narrow the nation's yawning income gap, insisting …
Syria Talks in Geneva Make 'Positive' Step Forward
Syrian negotiators discussed the establishment of a transitional government body for the first time Wednesday, an opposition delegate said, describing it as a "positive step forward," a day after talks …
U.S. Intel Confirms N. Korea Nuke Reactor Restarted
U.S. intelligence says North Korea has followed through on its threat to advance its nuclear weapons program.
Bill Would Finance New UMMC Med School Building
Lawmakers are advancing a $31 million bond bill to finance a new medical school building at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
States Consider Reviving Old-Fashioned Executions
With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing …
Cuba's Castro Calls for Integration Free of U.S.
Cuban President Raul Castro called on Latin American and Caribbean leaders Tuesday to work together on pressing regional problems at a gathering of all Western Hemisphere nations except the U.S. …
Obama Speech to Challenge Congress on Minimum Wage
Challenging lawmakers to help him create greater economic opportunity, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address Tuesday to announce he's raising the minimum wage for new …
