Fire Out at Gulf Oil Rig; 4 Hurt, 2 May be Missing
An oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana sent four people to hospital Friday and two others were believed to be missing, Coast Guard officials said.
BP Lawyers: Workers are Scapegoats
Attorneys for the highest-ranking BP employees aboard the Deepwater Horizon vowed to fight charges.
MSU Chooses New Developer for Old Cotton Mill
Mississippi State University has chosen a new contractor to preserve a former cotton mill as part of a commercial development.
GOP-led States Start Warming Up to Health Care Law
From the South to the heartland, the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law is cracking.
2 BP Workers Indicted on Manslaughter Counts
The federal indictment unsealed Thursday in New Orleans names BP well site leaders Robert Kaluza and Donald Vidrine.
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Feds Allow Entergy to Buy Miss., Ark. Power Plants
Federal officials say Entergy Corp. can buy two power plants from KGen Power Corp., but say the antitrust investigation of Entergy isn't over.
'Celebrate Jackson' Campaign Launched
Hundreds attended the kickoff event Wednesday for a new marketing campaign aimed at promoting the city of Jackson's culture, food and commerce to potential visitors.
Survey: New Grads Can Expect Modest Rise in Hiring
Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new 4-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year.
BP Hit With Record Fine in Gulf Oil Disaster
Oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, totaling billions of dollars.
Fuller Picture of Poverty: Calif. No. 1
Taking into account medical costs and work-related expenses finds a higher total than the government's official count.
Health Care
Mississippi Sends Insurance Plan to Feds
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has steadily worked toward the creation of the online marketplace for people to buy insurance despite pressure from Gov. Phil Bryant and others to abandon …
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Lawmakers Probe Widening Generals Scandal
Lawmakers are digging into the tangled tale of emails that exposed an extramarital affair ending David Petraeus' CIA career and led investigators to a questionable relationship between a Florida socialite …
A Cast of Characters in the Petraeus Sex Scandal
One day CIA Director David Petraeus was sending out signals he'd like to stay on for President Barack Obama's second term. The next he was hurrying to the White House …
