Two Conferences Address Miss. Teen Pregnancy Rate
Organizers say it's just a coincidence that separate conferences about teenage pregnancy are taking place in the same facility on the same day.
AP Poll: Americans Want Top Earners to Pay More, Don't Favor Entitlement and Defense Cuts
Americans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated …
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Death Toll from Philippine Typhoon Nears 300
Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides Wednesday, a day after a powerful …
AP Interview: UN Chief Blames Rich for Warming
Rich countries are to blame for climate change and should take the lead in forging a global climate pact by 2015, a deadline that "must be met," the head of …
Analysis: Obama Could Risk Going Over 'Cliff'
It may be just a bluff or a bargaining ploy, but the White House is signaling that President Barack Obama is willing to let the country go over the "fiscal …
Highlights of White House, GOP Budget Plans
The Obama administration and House Republicans have unveiled their opening offers in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
APNewsBreak: Feds Funnel Millions into Gulf Coast
Days before a newly formed council focuses on long-term Gulf of Mexico cleanup, a report released to The Associated Press shows that one federal agency has committed more than a …
State Tourism Group Plans to Lobby for Funding
Tourism officials will ask lawmakers for more money next year to boost Mississippi's advertising efforts.
Miss. Emergency Head: Streamline Disaster Recovery
The federal government should trim overlapping layers of bureaucracy to help speed recovery from large-scale disasters, the director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency told a congressional panel Tuesday in …
100,000 Egyptians Protest President's Power Grab, Demonstrators Call It "Last Warning"
More than 100,000 Egyptians protested outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, fueling tensions over Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and the adoption by his …
Netflix Edges out Starz, Pay TV, Will Air Disney Films Shortly After Theatrical Run
Netflix's video subscription service has trumped pay-TV channels and grabbed the rights to show Disney movies shortly after they finish their runs in theaters.
U.S. Home Prices See Biggest Annual Gain Since 2006, Builders on Faster Pace
A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a …
Police Have Suspect in NY Subway Push Death, NY Post Photo Of Victim Causing Growing Controversy
Police questioned a suspect Tuesday in the death of a subway rider pushed onto the tracks and photographed while he was still alive — an image of desperation that drew …
