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What You Need to Know About the Heartbleed Bug
Millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information may be at risk as a result of a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this week.
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Health Care
Obama Announces Sebelius Resignation, Successor
President Barack Obama praised outgoing Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for helping to steer his health care law's comeback after a rocky rollout, even as he nominated a successor …
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Person of the Day
Claire Holley
Strong female musicians influenced Claire Holley's road to becoming a singer-songwriter.
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Music
The Filthy Six Bring Soulful Grooves to Martin's
Coming directly from the dusty grooves of an old Blue Note jazz record, The Filthy Six brings its soulful grooves to Martin's Lounge tomorrow night.
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Business
Hearing Delayed on Mississippi Power Kemper Costs
Upcoming hearings on whether Mississippi Power Co. should be able to get customers to pay for its Kemper County power plant have been postponed.
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Group: Israel Upped Settlement Work During Talks
Israel increased settlement work four-fold during the latest round of peace talks, pushing forward with construction of nearly 14,000 new homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, a watchdog …
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Business
Mississippi Power, Regulators, Ask Kemper Decision Rehearing
The Mississippi Power Co. and the Public Service Commission are asking the state's highest court to reconsider its ruling overturning rate increases to fund the company's Kemper County power plant …
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Music
Power Bluegrass
Since Nashville-based folk band Della Mae started writing and performing original music in 2009, the quintet has become a woman-powered force to be reckoned with.
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Development
Lawmakers Move on Bonds Despite Complaints from Colleges
Mississippi lawmakers voted Monday to borrow $450 million for a range of needs, including $24.5 million to build an aquarium in Gulfport.
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City & County
Yarber Wants Another Emergency Declaration
After asking the Jackson City Council to hold off on approving his civil-emergency declaration earlier, Yarber said Tuesday evening that he wants a second emergency proclamation.
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Home Cookin’ Capsule
Pascagoula native Sarah Thomas became the first full-time female NFL game official in league history on April 8.
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LGBT
Mississippi Clerks Issuing Same-Sex Licenses with AG Hood's Approval
Some Mississippi county clerks started issuing marriage licenses to all couples on Monday morning, after Attorney General Jim Hood wrote them promising no "adverse action" in response this morning.
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City & County
Jackson OKs Hate Crime Reporting Rule
Amid tensions following the mass shooting in Charleston, S.C., and over the legalization of same-sex marriages across the nation, the Jackson City Council this morning passed an ordinance requiring the …
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Iran Pushes for End to Arms Embargo in Nuke Deal
A day before the new deadline for a nuclear accord, Iran pushed Monday to lift the U.N. arms embargo on the country as a parallel deal—a demand that the United …
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Regulators Discuss Kemper Refunds for Miss. Power Customers
Mississippi regulators plan to discuss at a Tuesday meeting how to obey a state Supreme Court order to refund about $350 million that Mississippi Power Co. has collected from customers …
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Music
The Basics of BomBassic
Before Bruce Bijesse ("Brucey B") and Robert Gray ("Cpt. HyperDrive") began garnering fans nationwide as the electronic duo BomBassic, they were performing as hip-hop act IRD at open-mic nights at …
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Biz Roundup
Growing the Creative Economy, Flowood Crafts and Solar Outreach
A panel of 23 creative professionals, community leaders and economic developers from across the state will host an advisory panel on growing Mississippi's creative economy Wednesday, July 29, at The …
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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Could Stop Virus in West Africa
An experimental vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea exposed to Ebola seems to work and might help shut down the ongoing epidemic in West Africa, according to interim …
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Sandra Bland's Family Sues Trooper, Texas Department of Safety, Waller County Sheriff's Department
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday …
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Music
In the Middle of Claire Holley
Jackson-born singer-songwriter Claire Holley didn't dream of being a professional musician as a child, but she wasn't avoiding it, either.
