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Apple Introduces 2 New iPhone Models

Apple's latest iPhones will come in a bevy of colors and two distinct designs, a cheaper one made of plastic and another that aims to be "the gold standard of …

World

Syria Accepts Weapons Plan, Strike Momentum Eases

Momentum to avoid Western missile strikes on Syria intensified Tuesday, as President Bashar Assad's government accepted a plan to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile and France pitched a U.N. …

Health Care

FDA: Roche Drug Works in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a positive review of a breast cancer drug from Roche that could soon become the first pharmaceutical option for treating the earliest stages …

National

Feds Plan to Release Details of Secret Spy Court

The Obama administration is releasing hundreds of previously classified documents detailing activities of the country's long-secret spy court that authorizes domestic surveillance programs.

National

Talking Diplomacy in Syria, Obama Goes to Congress

President Barack Obama angled to end the impasse over Syria on Tuesday by pressing his case for U.S. airstrikes against Bashar Assad's regime as he held out hope of a …

Business

Gov. Bryant on Trade Mission to Brazil

Gov. Phil Bryant and a group of Mississippi business leaders are in Brazil this week to meet with local trade organizations and officials.

Health Care

Groups Race to Hire, Train 'Obamacare' Guides

With the program known as "Obamacare" only weeks away from its key launch date, hectic preparations are in motion in communities across the country to deal with one of its …

National

Kerry Reasserts Syria Charge Despite Assad Denial

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad could resolve the crisis surrounding his purported use of chemical weapons by turning "every single bit" of his …

World

Assad: 'Expect Everything' in Response to Attack

Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning the U.S. of repercussions if it launches a military strike against him. "You should expect everything," Assad said in an interview, while denying that …

National

Report: U.S. Spied on Brazil's Petrobras, Google

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden indicate the National Security Agency spied on Brazil's state-run oil company, the private computer networks of Google and a company that facilitates most of the …

Development

Analysis: Road Effort Needs Business Support

Efforts to raise money to repair and build highways just don't have the broad push that lifted a major highway program to passage in the Legislature a generation ago.

Education

JSU, Holmes Sign Pact to Help Students

Jackson State University and Holmes Community College have signed a partnership to increase educational opportunities and degree completion for students.

World

Labs Seeking Sarin Chemical Signature: 99-125-81

Three simple numbers will prove whether sarin was used to gas Syrians last month: 99-125-81.

Business

World Leaders Push Big Companies to Pay More Taxes

Leaders of the world's 20 largest economies have committed to crack down on cross-border companies that use tax havens.

National

Report: Ohio Kidnapper Called Mother of 1 Victim

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro said he called the mother of one of his captives and told the woman her daughter was alive and had become his wife, according to interrogation …