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UN: Afghan Opium Production Increases

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday.

Politics

Chavez's Heir Wins in Divided Venezuela

Nicolas Maduro has officially won Venezuela's presidential election by a stunningly narrow margin.

National

Analysis: Fetal Homicide Laws Not Consistent in U.S.

The National Conference of State Legislatures lists Mississippi as one of 38 states with a fetal homicide law.

Development

MDOT Project on U.S. Hwy 49 Nears Completion

State transportation officials say a project to add a landscaped median, pedestrian signals and crossings, and new turn lanes along U.S. 49 in Hattiesburg should be completed in three weeks.

Economy

U.S. Unemployment Aid Applications Plummet to 346K

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, signaling that the job market might be stronger than March's weak month of hiring …

Immigration

AP Source: Immigration Bill Could Exclude Many

A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide …

World

BBC Faces Dilemma as Anti-Thatcher Song Tops Chart

The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" to the top of the British charts in a posthumous …

LGBT

French Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill

The French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer.

City & County

Medgar Evers to be Remembered 50 Years Later

To mark the 50th anniversary of his slaying, a series of June events will pay tribute to Evers' work.

Crime

Police: Hostage-Taker Gave No Signs of Compromise

Police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting the gunman's initial demands.

State

Three Dead in Storm Packing Ice, Snow, Tornadoes

A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the …

City & County

UMC Road Workers Find 66 Unidentified Graves

Workers building a road at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have found 66 unidentified graves.

State

Device to Scare Birds Causes Guard Base Lockdown

After a report of gunfire, Air National Guard officials locked down a Mississippi base on Wednesday, but the noise thought to be shots turned out to be a device used …

National

Sheriff: Knife Attack at Texas College was Random

A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a suburban Houston community college chose his victims at random, authorities said Wednesday, going from one floor to another …

National

Promises, Promises: Obama Keeps Part of Tax Pledge

Taxes are at the center of every major budget fight gripping Washington.