Obama Says He's 'Determined As Ever' for Gun Bill
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delay tactics against tighter regulations and told families …
Analysis: 2013 Session Mixes Substance, Silliness
Mississippi lawmakers approved substantial public policy changes during their 2013 session, with an emphasis on trying new approaches to public education.
In Slap at South, N. Korea Suspends Work at Factory
North Korea said Monday it will suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, pulling out more than 53,000 North Korean workers and moving closer …
Senators Work on Deal Expanding Background Checks
Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers.
Pentagon Struggles with High Cost of Health Care
The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program—the military's health care system.
Airline Passenger Complaints Surged in 2012
Airline passengers are getting grumpier, and it's little wonder.
Amid School Changes, Giving Voice to Busing's Past
Last fall, Ginnette Powell traveled from her home in Boston's Dorchester section to her old middle school in South Boston—a journey of just two miles, but one that covered a …
Cold Case Arrest Prompts Cross-Country Probe
When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier …
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, Dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.
Lincoln Leaders Unsure of Prayer Law's Effects
Fresh from the governor's desk, a bill aimed at expanding legal opportunities for public school prayer has been signed into law even as the Lincoln County School District remains in …
One-On-One Technology Eyed by Lamar Schools
When Oak Grove High School principal Helen Price recently took a trip to Daphne High School in Daphne, Ala., she was astounded by what she saw there.
Judge Refuses to Block BP Settlement Payouts
A federal judge on Friday rejected BP's request to block what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses that claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the …
Mississippi Lawmakers Finish Their 2013 Session
Mississippi lawmakers ended their three-month session Thursday, but they'll return to the Capitol in the next several weeks to handle a big piece of unfinished business: Keeping the Medicaid program …
Judge to Hear BP's Bid to Block Settlement Payouts
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on BP's request for an order blocking what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses who claim the company's …
Ala. Legislature Votes to Pardon Scottsboro Boys
Opening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the "Scottsboro Boys": nine black …
