Miss. Lawmakers Face Long Budget Writing Process
Now that budget hearings are over, Mississippi lawmakers face a long process of deciding how to spend tax dollars for fiscal 2015, which begins July 1.
Obama Says Fight for Gun Laws 'Ought to Obsess Us'
President Barack Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by urging Americans not to give up on a transformation in gun laws that he argued …
Obama Opens U.N. Talks with Diplomatic Opportunities
President Barack Obama opens meetings at the United Nations with diplomatic opportunities on three vexing issues: Iran's disputed nuclear program, Syria's chemical weapons use, and elusive peace between Israel and …
2 Miss. Colleges Share $4.95M Job Training Grants
The U.S. Labor Department has awarded $4.95 million in grants to develop job training programs at two community colleges in Mississippi.
Jackson VA Director Responds to Allegations
A government report alleges inadequate patient care, chronic staff shortages, missed diagnoses and nurse practitioners without licenses at the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson.
Obama Takes on Coal with First-Ever Carbon Limits
Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from …
Syria Sends OPCW Chemical Weapons Inventory
Syria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an "initial declaration" outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday.
13 Wounded in Late-Night Attack on Chicago Park
A 3-year-old boy who was among 13 people wounded in a late-night attack on a southwest Chicago park was alert when he arrived at the hospital and was apparently doing …
Republicans at Odds as 'Obamacare' Showdown Nears
Congressional Republicans struggled to tamp down a family feud Thursday as they approached a politically charged showdown with the White House that combines the threat of a government shutdown, a …
Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence
A federal judge accepted a misdemeanor plea agreement from Halliburton Energy Services for destroying evidence after BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Investigators Review Erratic Behavior of DC Gunman
Investigators have been focusing on the erratic behavior of a former Navy reservist who law enforcement officials say was grappling with paranoia and had reported hearing voices and being followed …
Number of Missing in Colorado Floods Drops
The number of people unaccounted for from Colorado's devastating flooding has fallen dramatically as rescuers reach stranded victims, and electricity and phone services are restored to ravaged areas, allowing residents …
House to Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill, 'Obamacare'
The GOP-controlled House is cruising toward a vote to gut President Barack Obama's health care plan as part of a temporary funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on …
School Officials Call to Fully Fund School Budget
Education officials are making their legally-mandated push to support the state's school funding formula, but it's not clear they'll be any more successful in 2015 than in other recent years.
Parched Hinds County Issues Burn Ban
Authorities in Hinds County have issued a burn ban as rainfall remains sparse and grass fires increase.
