Obama Taking Tough Stand on Fiscal Cliff Talks
The White House has laid out its vision for pulling back from the looming "fiscal cliff" and now demands that opposition Republicans get specific about their plan to prevent what …
Veterans' Gun Rights Sticky Issue in Defense Bill
Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun?
Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid Expansion for Poor
It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake.
Entergy Completes $206M Purchase of Power Plant
Entergy Mississippi says it has completed its $206 million purchase of a Jackson power plant.
AP IMPACT: China Overtaking U.S. as Global Trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States.
In Search of the Salamanders
On cold, dreary winter nights, tall flashing caution lights along a rocky stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway will warn drivers to brake for salamanders.
History Marker Placed at Old Neshoba County Jail
A Mississippi historical marker has been placed at the old Neshoba County jail site in Philadelphia where three civil rights workers were held hours before they were ambushed and killed …
Winter: Too Little Momentum Now to Help Education
Current leaders are offering only small-scale ideas, not ambitious plans that could strengthen the entire public school system.
10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Mo. Powerball Winner Verified; Ariz.'s a Mystery
Sometimes it's better to dream, particularly when reality means you're not an instant multimillionaire.
Gay Marriage Before Supreme Court? Cases Weighed
The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court.
UN vote recognizes state of Palestine; U.S. objects
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians still face enormous limitations: They don't control their borders, airspace or trade, they have separate and …
Federal Prisons Urged to Grant More Early Releases
For humanitarian and economic reasons, the federal Bureau of Prisons should grant more early releases to incapacitated and terminally ill prisoners, two advocacy groups say in a report depicting current …
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Inducts 1st Class
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its first class Thursday with a roster of 25 music greats spanning generations, from rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley to Oscar-winning rap …
Solar Firm that Got $26M in Miss. Loans is Closing
Mississippi taxpayers may have only an empty Senatobia building and solar panel equipment to show for $26 million in loans to Twin Creeks Technologies.
