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White House Ramping Up Gun Violence Discussions

President Barack Obama has ordered an administration-wide task force to send him proposals by the end of January.

Politics

Miss. Lawmakers Kick Off 2013 Session Tuesday

Mississippi lawmakers gavel into session at noon Tuesday with a broad range of issues to debate during the next three months.

National

10 Things to Know for Monday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Economy

Gov't Spent $18 Billion on Immigration Enforcement

The Obama administration spent more money on immigration enforcement in the last fiscal year than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined, according to a report on the government's enforcement …

Economy

White House, GOP Draw Red Lines in Debt Debate

Struggling for the upper hand in the next round of debt talks, Republicans and Democrats this weekend drew lines in the sand they said they'd never cross when it comes …

State

Palazzo Called for Swift Federal Aid After Katrina

U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo says he voted against funding to pay the Hurricane Sandy flood insurance claims because of the deficit, but as the chief financial officer for the Biloxi …

City & County

Record Players, Albums Hot Items

Cassettes are dead. CDs are dying. Eight-tracks were barely ever alive. But through one music revolution after another, vinyl records have continued spinning, and the medium is finding a resurgence …

National

Obama Taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

Today President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.

Media

Michael J. Fox to Play Newscaster with Parkinson's in NBC Sit-Com

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in …

College

Will the BCS Championship Game Live Up to the Hype?

MIAMI (AP) — Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.

Sports

MSU Promotes Collins to Defensive Coordinator

Mississippi State has promoted Geoff Collins to defensive coordinator the school announced on Friday.

National

Incarcerated Veterans Train Dogs for Other Vets

Hazard Wilson's new cellmate is a hairy bundle of energy whose playful zeal can't be contained by steel doors: a five-month-old golden retriever.

Health Care

Poll: Obesity's a Crisis but We Want Our Junk Food

We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk …

National

Farm Bill Extension Evidence of Lost Clout

A patchwork extension of federal farm programs passed as part of a larger "fiscal cliff" bill keeps the price of milk from rising but doesn't include many of the goodies …

Business

Feds, Transocean Reach $1.4B Deal Over Gulf Spill

The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement Thursday with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive …