Miss. Government: Little Impact from Fed Shutdown
Agency directors and spokesmen say Mississippi government is feeling little effect from the federal government's partial shutdown that started last week.
Poll: Health Exchange Rollout Gets Poor Reviews
The debut of the government's health insurance marketplaces drew a huge audience—and underwhelming reviews.
4 Americans Meet Snowden to Give Him an Award
Four former U.S. government officials who met with former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden said Thursday that he is adjusting to life in Russia and expresses no regrets …
UN to Tackle Collapsing Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution Thursday aimed at helping end near-anarchy in the violence-wracked Central African Republic, which it says is threatening stability in …
Man Wants Sentence Reduced in Carjacking Case
A man who pleaded guilty to an armed carjacking in central Mississippi has asked a federal judge to throw out part of his 10-year sentence.
U.S. Expected to Slash Aid to Egyptian Government
U.S. officials said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt.
3 in U.S. Win Chemistry Nobel for Computer Models
Three U.S.-based scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing powerful computer models that researchers use to understand complex chemical interactions and create new drugs.
College Board Confirms Bynum as MVSU President
The College Board has unanimously named William Bynum the next president of Mississippi Valley State University.
Harrison County Inmate Found Hanging in Jail Cell
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has joined in the investigation of the death of a Harrison County inmate who was found hanging in his cell.
Libya Prime Minister Says U.S. Raid Won't Hurt Ties
Relations between Tripoli and Washington will not be hurt by the U.S. raid that seized an al-Qaida suspect from the Libyan capital, Libyan leaders said Tuesday, as they requested Washington …
2 Win Physics Nobel for Higgs Theory
Nearly 50 years after they came up with the theory, but little more than a year since the world's biggest atom smasher delivered the proof, Britain's Peter Higgs and Belgian …
U.S. Adults Score Below Average on Worldwide Test
It's long been known that America's school kids haven't measured well compared with international peers. Now, there's a new twist: Adults don't either.
Senate Dems to Try for Debt Ceiling Increase
Democrats controlling the Senate plan to move quickly toward a vote to allow the government to borrow more money, challenging Republicans to a filibuster showdown as the time remaining to …
Hood Hits Google on Guarding Intellectual Property
Attorney General Jim Hood says he's trying to organize state attorneys general to push Google to better protect intellectual property.
With Obama Out, Others Take APEC Stage, Sort Of
As some of the world's heavy-weight leaders stood in the spotlight Monday at a regional economic summit, they still managed to be upstaged by who was missing.
