Miss. Student Challenges Suspension Over Rap Song
A Mississippi school district contends it was justified to suspend a student for recording a rap song that educators believed would disrupt classes and was a threat to teachers.
Auditor Says USM Misused $5.3M in Katrina Aid
The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General says it reviewed $12.2 million of the $41.1 million that USM received to rebuild its Gulf Park campus in Long Beach following the …
Judge Tosses Spill Claims Against Dispersant Maker
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled last week that federal laws shield Illinois-based Nalco Co. from liability over the government's use of Corexit after the 2010 spill.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Calif. Gay Therapy Law
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked California from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law that bars licensed psychotherapists from working to change the sexual orientations of gay minors, but he limited …
New Alzheimer's Drug Studies Offer Patients Hope
For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite …
Mars Rover Curiosity: No Surprise in First Soil Test
NASA's Curiosity rover has indeed found something in the Martian dirt. But so far, there's no definitive sign of the chemical ingredients necessary to support life.
GOP Issues a New 'Fiscal Cliff' Offer to Obama
House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security …
CDC: U.S. Flu Season Starts Early, Could be Bad
Suspected flu cases have jumped in five southern states, and the primary strain tends to make people sicker.
Bryant says Miss. Should Avoid Aid to Startups
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says it's too risky for the state to invest in startup companies like failed solar equipment firm Twin Creeks.
GOP Counters Obama on Fiscal Cliff: Cut Social Security and Medicare
House Republicans on Monday proposed a new 10-year, $2.2 trillion blueprint to President Barack Obama that calls for increasing the eligibility age for Medicare and lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social …
News Corp. to Split into Two, Create New "Fox Group" for Movies and TV
News Corp. said Monday that its new publishing company will keep the News Corp. name, while its separate media and entertainment company will be renamed Fox Group.
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Glance: Implementation of Health Law by State
An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, including health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid coverage, along with the number …
Suit Filed Over Greenwood Doctor's Prosecution
Greenwood oncologist Arnold Smith has asked a federal judge to throw out a capital murder charge related to a shootout at a local law office.
