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Crime

FRC Head Perkins Blames Southern Poverty Law Center, Others for Shooting

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said "reckless rhetoric" from organizations that disagree with his group's opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage was to blame for the shooting.

Politics

Romney Goes On Record: He's Paid Taxes Every Year

Mitt Romney says he's never paid less than 13 percent of his income in taxes during the past decade.

National

Gov't Finalizes Offshore Drilling Safety Rule

Regulators issued a final set of safety rules for offshore drilling, fine-tuning emergency measures put in place after the 2010 BP oil disaster.

National

Thousands Mark Elvis' Death, Get Surprise Visit

Thousands of devotees converged on Graceland to mark the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.

Health Care

Romney's Pledge to Restore Higher Payments to Medicare Providers Could Undermine Program

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's new promise to restore the Medicare cuts made by President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law could backfire if he's elected.

World

Ecuador Grants Wikileaks Founder Asylum, Standoff in London Continues

Ecuador said Thursday that it was granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but will do little to defuse the standoff at the Latin American …

World

7 Americans, 4 Afghans Killed In Black Hawk Crash in Afghanistan

A Black Hawk helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed 11 people on Thursday morning, including seven American troops and four Afghans, the NATO military coalition said. A Taliban spokesman claimed …

Health Care

Gulf Coast's Palazzo: Mississippi Should Deny Medicaid Expansion under ACA

Freshman U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo says Mississippi should not expand Medicaid to cover more people under the federal health care overhaul.

Sports

Felix Hernandez Pitches the Mariners First-Ever Perfect Game

The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner has long talked of his desire to achieve pitching perfection. He finally accomplished it against the Rays, striking out the side twice and …

State

Court Upholds Sentences in Minor Corruption Case

A federal appeals court has upheld the sentences of a once-successful attorney and two former judges in a Mississippi corruption case.

National

New 'Childhood Arrivals' Immigration Policy Starts Today

Young undocumented immigrants are scrambling to get passports and other records in order as the Homeland Security Department starts accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get work …

Business

2nd Agency Cuts Mississippi Power's Credit Rating

Lower credit ratings may be causing Mississippi Power Co. to pay more to borrow money.

Business

Online Deals Fatique? Groupon's Stock Slides After Disappointing Revenue Report

Groupon's stock fell as analysts slashed targets and ratings on the online deals company after it reported its first-ever quarter-to-quarter decline in gross billings, a measure of how much money …

Tease photo Health Care

'Obamacare' Still Might Not Cover Many Working Mississippians

Many working parents are below the federal poverty line but don't qualify for Medicaid, a decades-old state-federal insurance program. That's especially true in states where conservative governors say they'll reject …

World

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories people will be talking about today.