Jackson Free Press

Belhaven University dance department's chairwoman Cynthia Newland says that there hasn't been a lot of …

• January 15, 2015

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• January 15, 2015

Sean Brewer

Sean Brewer, a Division III football player from a small college in Mississippi, busted through and gets to join with some of the biggest and most well-known names in college …

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• January 15, 2015

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• January 15, 2015

Kerry: US, Britain May Set Up Scheme to Deal with Boko Haram

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he and his British counterpart are discussing a special initiative to deal with the Boko Haram (BOH'-koh hah-RAHM') extremist group in Nigeria and …

FBI: Ohio Man Planned to Bomb US Capitol, Kill Officials

A 20-year-old Ohio man's Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man's arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S. …

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France Sees 19,000 Cyberattacks Since Terror Rampage

Hackers have targeted about 19,000 French websites since a rampage by Islamic extremists left 20 dead last week, a top French cyberdefense official said Thursday as the president tried to …

Oklahoma to Resume Executions After 9-Month Delay

After a nearly nine-month delay prompted by a botched lethal injection last spring, Oklahoma plans to execute a death row inmate Thursday with the same three-drug method Florida intends to …

US Loosens Embargo on Cuba, Making Trade and Travel Easier

The Obama administration is putting a large dent in the U.S. embargo against Cuba as of Friday, significantly loosening restrictions on American trade and investment.

Pope on Charlie Hebdo: There Are Limits to Free Expression

Pope Francis said Thursday there are limits to freedom of speech, especially when it insults or ridicules someone's faith.

2 Friends Climb into History by Their Bloodied Fingertips

Tommy Caldwell, 36, and Kevin Jorgeson, 30, become the first to free-climb the 3,000-foot rock formation known as El Capitan, a feat many had considered impossible.

Dems: Education 'Booby Trap' on November Ballot

House Concurrent Resolution 9, which passed the House 64-57 Tuesday, passed the Senate 30-20 Wednesday—virtually a straight party-line vote in both chambers.

Alternative to School Funding Measure Going on Miss. Ballot

The Mississippi ballot this November will list two education funding measures.

France Cracks Down on Hate Speech, Sends Carrier to Mideast

France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East …

Police Killings Prompt Array of Bills in State Legislatures

With legislatures convening across the country, lawmakers are moving quickly to respond to one of the biggest stories of the past year, the police killings of unarmed residents in Missouri, …

We Burn 2.7 Million Gallons a Minute, So Why's Oil So Cheap?

The price of a barrel of oil has fallen by more than half over the past six months because the globe, experts say, is awash in oil. So, where did …

Why Stop At the Bible? More Christian Symbols for Mississippi

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• January 14, 2015