Deficit Cutters Look to Pentagon Budget
One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is …
Former Spokesman Says Petraeus is 'Devastated'
A former spokesman for David Petraeus says the retired general's affair with a female biographer started after Petraeus left the Army.
On Streets of Athens, Racist Attacks Increase
The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and a man set upon him …
Hinds Co. Records Now Available Online
It's a new convenience for anyone in Hinds County who has to deal with the court system.
Night Outside Spotlights Homeless Vets' Plight
More than a dozen students and faculty members from a Catholic high school in Bay St. Louis took steps over the weekend to call attention to the plight of homeless …
Man Who Integrated Ole Miss Troubled by Protest
The man who integrated the University of Mississippi says he's troubled and confused by the protest there against President Barack Obama's re-election.
U.S. Colleges Look to Foreign Students
New figures show international enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities grew nearly 6 percent last year, driven by a 23-percent increase from China, even as total enrollment was leveling out.
High Court to Take New Look at Voting Rights Law
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a …
10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Pot Votes in CO, WA Raise Specter of Weed Tourism
Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open the door for …
Change Coming to Obama's Team, Just Not Right Away
Big changes are coming to President Barack Obama's administration — just not right away.
Shuttered Restaurant to Auction Off Contents
Actor Morgan Freeman and his business partner are auctioning the contents of their upscale restaurant in the heart of the Mississippi Delta.
KiOR Starts Production at Mississippi Biorefinery
Alternative fuel firm KiOR says it started production in October in Columbus, Miss., and plans to make its first commercial shipments before November's end.
Miss. in Good Shape for Debt Level, Treasury Says
The Mississippi House and Senate will try to agree on a package of long-term borrowing next year, after failing to authorize one this past spring, a top lawmaker said Thursday.
Obama Approaches 'Fiscal Cliff' Days After Victory
Republicans continue to draw a line in the sand.
