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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 …

National

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.

World

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 …

State

Hinds Co. Records Now Available Online

It's a new convenience for anyone in Hinds County who has to deal with the court system.

State

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 …

State

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.

Education

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.

National

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 …

National

10 Things to Know for Friday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.

National

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 …

National

Change Coming to Obama's Team, Just Not Right Away

Big changes are coming to President Barack Obama's administration — just not right away.

State

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.

State

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.

Economy

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.

Economy

Obama Approaches 'Fiscal Cliff' Days After Victory

Republicans continue to draw a line in the sand.