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Health Law May Offer Part-Time Workers Better Options

In January, part-time workers who have so-called "mini-med" health insurance plans with very limited benefits and annual caps on payments will begin to lose that coverage, which under the health …

Gov't Diagnosis: HealthCare.gov on the Mend

Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage — if the government's diagnosis of its health care website is correct.

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 …

Local Businesses Strike Back

Your local independent businesses help employ many more people than you’ll see on the sales floor.

Homemade Ornaments

Ornaments aren't just pretty, colorful decorations to make your tree festive. They should also tell the story of your life, of the things, people and places that mean something to …

Libby Story McRight

Although she loved Mississippi State University and hated to leave it, Libby Story McRight knew what she needed and wanted to do.

So, So Grateful

Thank you for being so engaged in the city’s progress.

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France Sends 1,000 Troops to Central African Rep.

France will send 1,000 troops to Central African Republic under an expected U.N.-backed mission to keep growing chaos at bay, the defense minister said Tuesday — boosting the French military …

Miss. to Start Making Voter ID Cards in Early '14

Mississippi's top elections official says the state should start issuing free voter identification cards in early 2014, months before the first election in which people will be required to show …

Travelers Cast Wary Eye as Storm Moves Eastward

A winter storm system blamed for at least 10 fatal accidents in the West and Texas threatens to dampen the Thanksgiving holiday for millions of Americans traveling this week.

The Scottsboro Boys

For his alleged participation in raping two white women, prosecutors apparently wanted 17-year-old Haywood Patterson to stand trial first "because he has the blackest skin, the wickedest gleam in his …

Community Meetings & Events

As part of Thanksgiving at the Zoo, the Jackson Zoo is offering free admission Thanksgiving day.

Analysis: To GOP, All Roads Lead to 'Obamacare'

All roads lead to "Obamacare" for Republicans.

UK Police: 3 Women Were Slaves 'In Simple Terms'

Three women who were freed from a London home were victims of "slavery in simple terms," and were not trafficked or physically constrained, a senior police officer said Friday.

New Indictment Filed in Miss. Ricin Case

A Mississippi man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials has been charged with trying for a second time to frame the man first arrested …

Crossroads' Tax Return Shows Big Donors, but Doesn't Name Them

Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies is in the crosshairs of campaign finance watchdogs, who have criticized social welfare nonprofits for exploiting loopholes in tax and election rules to be able to …

Afghan President Wants to Defer Signing of U.S. Deal

The Afghan president urged tribal elders Thursday to support a security deal with the United States, but in a surprising about-face said he would defer the signing of the agreement …

Miss. Prepaid College Tuition Plan Future Unclear

It's still not clear whether Mississippi's prepaid college tuition plan will reopen for additional enrollments, or when that might happen.

Rings of Gemstone

The first recorded use of a diamond engagement ring was Archduke Maximilian of Austria's proposal to Mary of Burgundy with a ring containing thin, flat pieces of diamond in the …

Thanks, Chef!

If food preparation interferes with family time this Thanksgiving, why not make life a little simpler and pick up part or all of your holiday meal from one of Jackson's …