Taliban Peace Talks Flounder as Troops Draw Down
The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made …
Body Count Rises in Mexico Blast
Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found two more bodies amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of …
Bullying Study: It Does Get Better for Gay Teens
It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the …
Ravens Edge 49ers 34-31 in Electric Super Bowl
For a Super Bowl with so many story lines, this game came up with quite a twist.
Obama to Campaign for Gun Proposals in Minnesota
Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community.
Proud to be Mississippian, Evers-Williams says
Myrlie Evers-Williams says people praised her poise after her husband, Mississippi NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers, was assassinated 50 years ago in the state. But she says she struggled with …
Possible Debate Later on Miss. Medicaid Expansion
Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're trying to preserve the option of expanding Medicaid in the state, even though Gov. Phil Bryant and other Republican leaders oppose adding hundreds …
Congress Sends Bill to Obama Averting Govt. Default
Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans …
Hillary Clinton Takes a Rest, How Weird is That?
Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for 2013 was simple.
Hagel Emerges with Solid Dem Support for Pentagon
Bruised and battered, Chuck Hagel emerged from his grueling confirmation hearing with solid Democratic support for his nomination to be President Barack Obama's next defense secretary and relentless opposition from …
Negotiators Talking to Ala. Captor Through Pipe
More than three days after he allegedly shot a school bus driver dead, grabbed a kindergartner and slipped into an underground bunker, Jimmy Lee Dykes was showing no signs Friday …
Freedom Returns to the Storied City of Timbuktu
On the morning French commandos parachuted onto the sand just north of this storied city and ended 10 months of Islamic rule, Hawi Traore folded up her veil. On the …
Ed Koch, Mayor Who Became a Symbol of NYC, Dies
Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling.
US Gains 157K Jobs; Jobless Rate Rises to 7.9 Pct.
Hiring was much stronger at the end of 2012 than previously thought.
Bill: ID Dads of Babies Born to Underage Moms
A bill that passed the Mississippi House on Wednesday is aimed at possibly identifying and prosecuting those who impregnate underage girls.
