Miss. Lawmakers Start Medicaid Session Thursday
Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol at 10 a.m. Thursday for a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded.
Brazil Congress Shelves Controversial Legislation
Brazil's congress has shelved legislation that had been a target of nationwide protests, hours before another expected round of large-scale demonstrations on Wednesday.
Kerry: Urgent Progress is Needed on Mideast Peace
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that he's set no ad hoc deadline for making concrete progress in talks between Israel and the Palestinians that he's continuing this week, …
Stocks Rise Even as U.S. Economic Growth Slows
U.S. stock indexes moved higher in early trading Wednesday, despite news that the U.S. economy has been growing more slowly than first estimated.
DOMA Goes Down; Gay-Rights Advocates Cheer
Chanting "DOMA is Dead," supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers at news of the Supreme Court's decision
High Court Strikes Down DOMA Provision Blocking Same-Sex Benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
UCLA Ends Bulldogs' 2013 Championship Drive
"As far as Mississippi State goes, they'll be back," Bulldogs shortstop Adam Frazier said.
Health Care
Texas Abortion Bill Blocked by Last-Minute 'People's Filibuster'
Initially, Republicans insisted the vote started before the midnight deadline and passed the bill that Democrats spent the day trying to kill. But after official computer records and printouts of …
Miss. Charter School Advocates Form Association
Groups that pushed the passage of Mississippi's new charter school law are forming an association to promote and nurture the schools.
Putin: 'Nyet' to U.S. Request to Turn Over Snowden
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday and promptly rejected U.S. pleas to turn him over.
GOP Divided on Immigration; House Uncertain
Senate Republicans are split over the immigration bill steaming toward approval at week's end, a divide that renders the ultimate fate of White House-backed legislation unpredictable in the House and …
A Look at 48 Years of the Voting Rights Act
The voting law that became a major turning point in black Americans' struggle for equal rights and political power is now outdated, the Supreme Court says.
Texas Senator Filibusters Against Abortion Bill
Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that …
Reports Reflect Fed's Message of Stronger Economy
The U.S. housing recovery is strengthening. Factories are fielding more orders. And Americans' confidence in the economy has reached its highest point in 5½ years.
Bulldogs Lose 3-1 to UCLA in Opener of CWS Finals
Mississippi State coach John Cohen couldn't help but think about the what-ifs. What if UCLA's Kevin Kramer hadn't swung at a third strike in the dirt and eventually come around …
