It Happened Yesterday: A World News Ticker
Be in the know with this hodgepodge of world and national news from London to Aurora, Beirut to Washington.
MSU Basketball's Davis Tears ACL, Likely Out for Season
Incoming Mississippi State freshman Jacoby Davis has torn the ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the upcoming basketball season.
NAACP Develops HIV Manual for Black Churches
The NAACP is trying to help church leaders know how to talk to their congregations about a disease that has a disproportionate effect on the black community.
Culture
Obituary: Sherman Hemsley Dead at 74
Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died. He …
U.S. Religious Right Presses Anti-Gay Laws in Africa
Conservative U.S. Christian groups are setting up fronts in Africa to fight for anti-gay and anti-abortion legislation to promote their convictions, a report by a Boston-based think tank said Tuesday.
Trustmark Profits Dip as Costs Rise
Trustmark Corp. says profit in 2012's second quarter fell 2.7 percent from the same three months of 2011, as expenses rose and noninterest income fell at the regional bank.
Apple Earnings Miss Expectations in 3Q as iPhone Gets Cheaper
Apple products have been getting cheaper. That's good news for consumers but not for investors, who thought the company would keep boosting profits and revenues at its previous breakneck pace.
Netflix 2Q Earnings Fall 91 Percent as Growth Slows
The financial deterioration reported Tuesday follows a rare loss for the video subscription service during the opening three months of the year.
More Teens Using Condoms Over Past Two Decades: AIDS Conference
Nearly half of high school students say they've had sex, yet progress has stalled in getting them to use condoms to protect against the AIDS virus, government researchers reported Tuesday.
System For Stopping an Oil Spill is Tested in Gulf
The first deep-sea test of a state-of-the-art containment system for stopping an oil spill akin to BP's catastrophic 2010 spill began on Tuesday, regulators said.
Budget Office: 'Obamacare' Reduces the Deficit
President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation's huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama's contention in …
USM Research Seeks To Mimic Mars Conditions
A University of Southern Mississippi assistant professor is embarking on a yearlong project to grow a form of blue-green algae in incubation chambers at the Stennis Space Center in Hancock …
Rebels' Mosley Suspended Indefinitely After Arrest
University of Mississippi tight end Jamal Mosley has been suspended indefinitely after he was arrested on Saturday.
Number of Smoke-Free Cities in Miss. Rise
The Mississippi State Department of Health says the number of smoke-free cities in the state has risen to 61.
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