GM Plans to Hire Up to 10,000 Computer Professionals
General Motors is moving past layoffs and the Motor City's rusty, low-tech image. It's setting out on its own to develop software and invent the most advanced gizmos for your …
Nobel Awarded for Stem Cell, Early Cloning Work
wo scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds.
Sandusky at Risk of Sexual Assault in Prison
Because of who he is and what he's done, Jerry Sandusky could be in particular danger of sexual assault when he is sent off to prison this week.
High Court Looks at Race in College Admissions
Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on …
Morris, Nunnelee Tow Party Lines
Republican U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee says he has embraced his party's agenda and wants north Mississippi voters to send him back to Congress so he can keep working on it.
SpaceX Launch of Space Station Resupply Vehicle Planned for Sunday Night
A privately owned rocket was poised to blast off Sunday night on the first of a dozen space station supply missions under a mega-contract with NASA.
Obama and DNC Report $181 Million Haul in Sept., Romney Camp Declines to Release Numbers
A month before Election Day, President Barack Obama's campaign and Democrats posted an impressive fundraising haul, easing the party's concerns that he would face a significant money disadvantage against his …
No. 20 Bulldogs Preparing to Face 2 Kentucky QBs
Kentucky players know what they'll get Saturday from No. 20 Mississippi State — defensive pressure.
Stocks Gain after US Unemployment Rate Drops
Stocks rose on Friday after a government report showed that more Americans are going back to work.
Health Care
Romney's Medicare Plan Raises Cost Questions
Independent experts say they doubt that Romney's Medicare plan can succeed without some kind of hard spending-limit.
Business
US Unemployment Falls to 7.8 pct., a 44-month Low
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost …
National
Jobs Report Boosts Obama's Re-election Campaign
The figures announced by the Labor Department — 114,000 new jobs last month to bring unemployment to 7.8 percent — gave Obama fresh evidence to support his argument that his …
Airman Accused of Luring Child for Sex
Jackson County authorities have arrested a master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force and charged him with two sex-related crimes against a child.
Spill Reported from Oil Platform in Gulf
The Coast Guard says an estimated 76 gallons of crude oil spilled from an oil platform operated by Apache Corp. off the coast of southeast Louisiana.
Duff Dorough, Front man for Yalobushwhackers and Tangents, Dies
Jerry Lee "Duff" Dorrough, front man for the rhythm and blues group The Tangents and the Thacker Mountain Radio house band The Yalobushwackers, has died. He was 60.
