Story
EU Puts Off Fresh Russia Sanctions Awaiting Minsk Talks
The European Union decided Monday to hold off temporarily on slapping sanctions on more Russians and Ukrainian separatists and await the outcome of possible peace talks later this week.
Story
UK Foreign Minister: 'Apologists' Partly to Blame for Terror
People who act as "apologists" for terrorists are partly to blame for their actions, Britain's foreign minister said Tuesday, rejecting claims that slip-ups by the intelligence services helped turn young …
Entry
Mississippi in the 2017 IBC
By micah_smithThe birthplace of blues music will also have a more than a few hats in the ring. Several of Mississippi’s best names in modern blues music will be taking on all challengers in the International Blues Challenge, some of which may be familiar to local lovers of live music
Story
[Jacktown] What's New in the Streets, by Alphonso Mayfield
The biggest deal over the last month was Louie from "Louie's Wild Weekend" coming to town to interview cats for a book that he is penning on Southern hip-hop. Interviews …
Story
Politics
UK Expels 23 Russian Diplomats Over Spy Poisoning
Britain announced Wednesday it will expel almost two dozen Russian diplomats, sever high-level bilateral contacts with Moscow and take both open and covert action against Kremlin meddling after the poisoning …
Story
Putin Turns to India to Clinch New Deals
Facing a stumbling economy at home and increasingly biting Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought Thursday to strengthen once-close relationship with India through an ambitious plan to help New …
Story
Story
What's Wrong with Women?
The full blog entry nearly brought me to tears. An excerpt:
Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", has posted a blog entry about hatred of women, connecting the dots between "honor" killings of women and Hollywood glamorization of violence.
Story
Running Out Of Gas
Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin says his fleet is suffering from increased gas prices and claims the Hinds County Board of Supervisors does not have a serious grasp of the …
Story
Don't Buy Dirty
People can't always buy organic for a variety of reasons: The local store may have limited supplies, they lack variety or cost is a consideration. But whatever the reason—or excuse—shoppers …
Story
[Silver] Kick ‘Em When They're Down
In Carl Hiaasen's brilliantly funny and entertaining novel, "Strip Tease," the villains belong to the South Florida sugar lobby—a group that bribes congressmen to vote for sugar subsidies. Although fiction, …
Story
[Kamikaze] The New Mississippi Musicians
I often brag to out-of-state friends and colleagues that all the genres of music were either birthed or perfected on Mississippi soil. From Jimmie Rodgers to Faith Hill, B.B. King …
Story
National
OPINION: The War on Drugs Isn’t Working
The drug war is not working. Countless lives—including law enforcement officers—are being lost or ruined.
Story
Whole Foods to Roll Out Rankings for Produce
Whole Foods plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as "good," ''better" or "best" based on the supplier's farming practices.
Story
BeerTalk: The Belgians Are Coming!
Belgian beers are renowned around the world for their excellent quality, complexity and taste, as well as their rich history and the sheer variety of brands and styles available. While …
Story
Health Reform on the Way
The Mississippi Primary Health Care Association and Health Help for Kids hosted a community forum last week featuring federal and state leaders who outlined some of the changes Mississippians could …
Story
S&P 500 Reaches New High, Led by Tech
Technology companies led the Standard & Poor's 500 index to an all-time closing high Monday.
Story
Person of the Day
Roger Wicker Confirms He Lost Money in Fraud Scheme
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said Thursday that he is among the victims of a Mississippi-based fraud that officials say involved more than $100 million.
Story
Business
Shop, Give, Live Local
Shopping local isn't something I necessarily thought about until I came to work at the Jackson Free Press, which puts great emphasis on helping locally owned businesses.
Story
Coalition Calls for ‘Meaningful' Insurance Reform
Gov. Haley Barbour may be getting more than he bargained for in the 2004 Extraordinary Session he called to wrangle the House of Representatives into accepting his versions of tort …
