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Iran Says It Is Developing New Centrifuges

Iran's nuclear chief said the country is building a new generation of centrifuges for uranium enrichment but that they need further tests before they can be mass produced, apparently trying …

National

Police File on Newtown Shooting to be Released

The planned release Friday of thousands of pages of police documents from the investigation into last year's school massacre in Newtown could shed additional light on the world of the …

World

Thai Army Chief Urges Calm, Doesn't Rule Out Coup

Thailand's army chief on Friday urged both sides in the country's bitter political dispute to show restraint, but did not explicitly rule out the possibility of a coup.

Sports

Mississippi College Hires Bland as New Coach

Mississippi College has hired John Bland as its next football coach.

Crime

Court Date Set in Kidnapping, Assault Case

A man who allegedly lured two brothers, ages 5 and 8, from their yard in south Mississippi and took them to his camper, where he sexually abused them and slashed …

World

China Marks Mao's Birthday with Controlled Tribute

China's leaders bowed three times before a statue of Mao Zedong on the 120th anniversary of his birth Thursday in carefully controlled celebrations that also sought to uphold the market-style …

World

Japanese PM Visits War Shrine, Angering Neighbors

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects at a shrine honoring Japan's war dead in an unexpected visit Thursday that drew sharp rebukes from China and South Korea, who warned …

World

Russia: Arafat's Death Not Caused by Radiation

A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.

State

Former Sen. Nix Dies at 82

Funeral services for former state Sen. Charles Ray Nix of Batesville will be held Saturday.

Economy

MDES Releases November Jobless Figures

New figures on Mississippi's labor force show Clay County with the highest unemployment rate of 16.8 percent in November.

Education

Analysis: Bryant Education Order Eases Core Fight

When Gov. Phil Bryant issued his executive order inveighing against a possible federal takeover of education in Mississippi, he may have been doing supporters of the Common Core standards a …

State

Miss. Jobs Picture Improves Slightly in November

Mississippi's unemployment rate ticked down to 8.3 percent in November, as the state's economy continued to progress slowly.

National

Obama: Give Current Iran Sanctions Time to Work

President Barack Obama is urging Congress to resist new sanctions against Iran because current agreements have a good chance to rein in that country's nuclear ambitions.

National

Obama Hints at Changing Phone Records Collection

President Barack Obama suggested Friday that he may be ready to make some changes in the bulk collection of Americans' phone records to allay the public's concern about privacy.

LGBT

Judge Strikes Down Utah's Same-Sex Marriage Ban

A federal judge struck down Utah's same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that brings a nationwide shift toward allowing gay marriage to a conservative state where the Mormon church …