Police Reports in Tucson Shooting Rampage Released
Hundreds of pages of police reports in the investigation of the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are being released Wednesday.
North Korea Says It Has Cut Last Military Hotline
Raising tensions with South Korea yet again, North Korea cut its last military hotline with Seoul on Wednesday.
High Court Hears Case on Federal Benefits for Gays
The Supreme Court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples.
Charter School Bill Loses House Vote, But Not Dead
Mississippi House members don't want to proceed with a bill including a charter schools expansion favored by the Senate.
Bomgar Named to State Education Board
A leading proponent of charter schools may be joining the state Board of Education.
Lillie Ayers Dead at the Age of 85
Lillie B. Ayers, who became the lead plaintiff in Mississippi's college desegregation lawsuit after the death of her husband, has died at her home in Glen Allan. She was 85.
Senator Switches to Republican Party
State Sen. Nicky Browning of Pontotoc is switching to the Republican Party.
Kerry, Karzai Bury Hatchet in Kabul Meeting
Eager to overcome a bout of bickering, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a show of unusual unity between their two nations on Monday. …
USDA Expanding Program to Fight Rural Poverty
U.S. officials are expanding a program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas through better access to federal funding.
Bars Test Limits of Legal-Marijuana Laws in WA, CO
John Connelly leaned forward on his barstool, set his lips against a clear glass pipe and inhaled a white cloud of marijuana vapor.
N. Korea Puts Artillery Forces at Top Combat Posture
North Korea's military warned Tuesday that its artillery and rocket forces are at their highest-level combat posture in the latest in a string of bellicose threats aimed at South Korea …
Calif. Gay Marriage Argument at High Court Today
The U.S. Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage.
Miss. State Rep. Jessica Upshaw Found Dead
State Rep. Jessica Upshaw, an attorney who had been a lawmaker since 2004, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide. She was 53.
Life of Medgar Evers Being Commemorated
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History commemorates the 50th anniversary of the slaying of civil rights leader Medgar Evers with the opening of a new exhibit in Jackson on …
GOP's 'No' on Medicaid Becomes "Let's Make a Deal'
Given the choice of whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law, many Republican governors and lawmakers initially responded with an emphatic "no."
