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Senate Panel Ready to OK Gun Background Checks
Democrats are ready to muscle expanded background checks and other gun curbs through a Senate committee, giving President Barack Obama an initial if temporary victory on one of his top …
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History Shows N. Korean Pattern: Wait, Then Attack
Humiliated by past attacks, South Korea has promised—as recently as Tuesday—to hit back hard at the next assault from the North, opening up the prospect that a skirmish could turn …
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Gov't Fiscal Outlook Improving, for Now
The short-term fiscal outlook isn't all that bad. It's actually getting better--at least for now.
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For People and Press, a Shared Need to Know
Suppose President Obama was a room with Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. Suppose they had time to kill and no one to talk to except each other. Would they have common …
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Analysis: Miss. AG Legal Fees, Expenses Top $2.4M
An ongoing lawsuit challenging Mississippi's foster care system has cost the state at least $4.4 million in legal expenses and fees since 2008.
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Job Gains Cut Unemployment to 7.7 pct., 4-Year Low
Employers added 236,000 jobs in February and drove down the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent, its lowest level in more than four years.
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National
Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American.
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Furlough Plans Vary Widely at Gov't Agencies
Federal workers could face seven days of furloughs at the Housing and Urban Development Department, but Homeland Security personnel might see twice that number.
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US Adds 236K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 7.7 Percent
Robust gains suggested that the economy can strengthen further.
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Environment
Dirty Soil and Diabetes: Anniston's Toxic Legacy
For four decades, from 1929 until 1971, a Monsanto plant in West Anniston produced chemicals called PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls.
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Miss. Dems Seek New Approach on Medicaid Expansion
Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're trying a new approach to push for Medicaid expansion—an issue they support and Republican leaders oppose.
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More Gun Laws=Fewer Deaths, 50-State Study Says
States with the most gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study that suggests sheer quantity of measures might make a difference.
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Ads Out of Closet, Into Mainstream with Gay Themes
Something has happened in advertising over the last two or three years, nearly two decades after Ikea broke ground in the U.S. with a TV spot featuring a gay couple …
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Senate Committee Starting Votes on Curbing Guns
President Barack Obama's prospects for winning near-universal background checks for gun purchases seemed shaky as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared for Congress' first votes on curbing firearms since December's horrific …
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Business
The Business of Beer
Last year, after several failed attempts, Mississippi lawmakers made it legal to produce and sell beer containing as much as 8 percent alcohol.
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Question o' the Week: What is your favorite locally owned alternative to a big-box chain business?
What is your favorite locally owned alternative to a big-box chain business?
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PSC Approves Rate Increase for Miss. Power Plant
A state commission voted Tuesday to allow Mississippi Power Co. to start billing customers to pay for the Kemper County power plant it's building, but not as much as the …
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Wash. and Colo. 'Potrepreneurs' See Opportunity
Kim Ridgway and her wife, Kimberly Bliss, can well envision the shop they plan to open—where they'll put the accessories, the baked goods and the shelves stacked with their valuable …
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Venezuela Announces Death of President Chavez
Venezuela's vice president announced that President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday, ending 14 years of rule by the firebrand socialist but leaving his party firmly in control of the nation.
