Jackson Free Press

Miss. Public Universities Plan Tuition Increases

Tuition at Mississippi's eight public universities will increase by an average of more than 6 percent this fall, an amount universities say is needed to make up for the lingering …

Free Market China

Chinese junks no longer dot Victoria Harbour. A foot-powered rickshaw is even harder to find. Skyscrapers now dwarf the stately colonial-era buildings at the heart of the old city.

40 Still Missing in Deadly Canada Oil Train Crash

Hazardous conditions hindered firefighters' attempts Monday to search for some 40 people still missing after a runaway oil tanker train exploded over the weekend, killing at least five people, officials …

Egypt Orders Arrest of Muslim Brotherhood Leader

Egyptian authorities escalated their crackdown Wednesday on the Muslim Brotherhood by ordering the arrest of its spiritual leader.

Back to Green

There is something exhilarating about the process of filling a shopping cart full of fragrant new crayons and crisp new paper and the coolest backpack characters of the season.

Obama Joins New Israeli-Palestinian Peace Push

President Barack Obama brought senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to the White House on Tuesday to give a boost to his administration's third bid to relaunch stalled Middle East peace …

Calif. Gov. Orders Inquiry, Averts SF Rail Strike

Hundreds of thousands of San Francisco Bay area commuters got at least a temporary reprieve from a massive transit strike when Gov. Jerry Brown ordered an inquiry into a labor …

Lumumba ‘Inviting’ On Budget

Jackson is about to go on a diet, and not of the South Beach variety.

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Nudging Nissan

Young people are a key reason things are happening on the UAW-Nissan front. The call from workers and community supporters for a fair union election in Canton is getting louder.

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U.S. Orders Diplomats Out of Lahore, Pakistan

The U.S. has warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and evacuated most government personnel from the country's second largest city because of a threat to the consulate there.

'D' Written on Those Killed in Fort Hood Shooting

Sgt. 1st Class Maria Guerra testified Thursday during the trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan.

U.S. Economy Gets Lift from Consumers, Businesses

American consumers are growing more confident about the job market, companies are ordering more equipment and home prices are rising in most major cities.

Federal Prisons Urged to Grant More Early Releases

For humanitarian and economic reasons, the federal Bureau of Prisons should grant more early releases to incapacitated and terminally ill prisoners, two advocacy groups say in a report depicting current …

Obama Taking Tough Stand on Fiscal Cliff Talks

The White House has laid out its vision for pulling back from the looming "fiscal cliff" and now demands that opposition Republicans get specific about their plan to prevent what …

Lucky Town Celebrates First Draft Beers

Capital city beer drinkers will get their first taste of draft beers from the Jackson metro area's first commercial brewer this week.

The Best of 2012

2012 has been a fantastic year for new music. If you have been keeping up with the column this year, you know by now that there have been a multitude …

Cold Weather Could Affect Egg Bowl

This year's Egg Bowl promises to be brisk by Magnolia State standards, with temperatures expected to hover in the 30s on Thursday night.

Early November Deals May Have Slowed 'Black Friday' Spending

Target, Macy's and other retailers offered holiday discounts in early November and opened stores on Thanksgiving Day. It was an effort to attract shoppers before Black Friday, the day after …

Bach: Russia to Set Up Protest Zones in Sochi

IOC President Thomas Bach said Russia will set up public protest zones in Sochi during the Winter Olympics, a move unlikely to defuse criticism of the country's human rights record …

Bipartisan Budget Agreement Nears Final Passage

A modest, bipartisan budget pact designed to keep Washington from lurching from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis and to ease the harshest effects of automatic budget cuts is on the …