Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies Begin in Maryland
Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon …
Middleby Has Bought Viking Range for $380M
Food service equipment maker Middleby Corp. has bought Mississippi-based oven and kitchen appliance maker Viking Range Corp. for $380 million.
Miss. Delegation Splits on Fiscal Cliff Bill
All three Republicans in Mississippi's House delegation voted against legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff, while the state's only Democrat representative voted for it.
AP Interview: Bryant Says Education Is Top Issue
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said education dominates his 2013 legislative agenda, from merit pay for teachers to charter schools that will receive public funding but be free of some state …
Despite Deal, Taxes to Rise for Most Americans
While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more …
Crisis Postponed: House Passes Senate 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill and Sends to Obama for Signature
WASHINGTON (AP) — Past its own New Year's deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax increases and spending …
House Won't Vote Before Midnight on 'Cliff' Deal
The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remains under observation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital following treatment for a blood clot caused by a concussion earlier this month.
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Watch Nights Mark Emancipation Proclamation 150th
As New Year's Day approached 150 years ago, all eyes were on President Abraham Lincoln in expectation of what he warned 100 days earlier would be coming—his final proclamation declaring …
GOP Governors Walk Balance Beam on Health Law
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market.
Afghan Violence Falls in 2012, Insider Attacks Up
Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops and police who now shoulder most of the combat were killed, according to statistics compiled by The Associated Press.
Deal Reached for Stopping Spike in Milk Prices
The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move …
Soldier Adjusts to Life at Home After Afghanistan
First Lt. Aaron Dunn deployed to Afghanistan in early March 2012. His 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was charged with engaging Taliban fighters in Kunar Province and mentoring …
Tribune Leaves Bankruptcy After 4 Years
Tribune Co. emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring Monday, more than four years after the media company sought bankruptcy protection.
Progress Seen in Last-Minute 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks
Working against a midnight deadline, negotiators for the White House and congressional Republicans narrowed their differences Monday on legislation to avert across-the-board tax increases.
