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Dave Brubeck, Legend Who Helped Define Jazz, Dies
You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize "Take Five," the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool …
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New Judge Assigned to Case Against BP Supervisors
A new judge was assigned Wednesday to the case against two BP supervisors charged in the deaths of 11 workers aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in 2010, after the …
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Two Conferences Address Miss. Teen Pregnancy Rate
Organizers say it's just a coincidence that separate conferences about teenage pregnancy are taking place in the same facility on the same day.
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AP Poll: Americans Want Top Earners to Pay More, Don't Favor Entitlement and Defense Cuts
Americans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated …
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A Vote for Te’o
The Heisman Trophy will be handed out this Saturday on ESPN. Many believe Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is the frontrunner.
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The Slate
I leave for two weeks, and Atlanta Airport workers have more accuracy than Drew Brees lately. But seriously, thank you Dr. S for handling sports so I could spend time …
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Dance
A New Twist on an Old Classic
For some families in Jackson and around the world, there are five seasons in the year, the fifth being The Nutcracker Season.
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Beloved Friends
I spent two weeks in Turkey this summer mostly traveling on a bus with a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish people.
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Film
Blurring Lines
It's a work so powerfully felt and so intensely expressed that somewhere along the way you feel better about the world.
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Food
True Gingerbread
Can you smell the gingerbread? One of the mainstays of the holiday season, it can be found everywhere in December in many forms.
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Triple-Duty Employee
Miss Doodle Mae: "Today, I celebrate my 8-year anniversary at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store."
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Girl About Town
Nothing Like Live
One recent night, I found myself without any company or plans, and watched a movie at home, by myself. It was a very un-Girl-About-Town moment, I suppose. It also made …
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Education
'Change Your World'
Harvard professor and political consultant Steve Jarding capped off last week's Mississippi Black Leadership Summit by telling a small group of students and community leaders what he believes it takes …
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Jacksonian
Rhonda Blasingame
Rhonda Blasingame got her first sewing machine when she was 8 and began sewing clothing.
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Editor's Note
In the Name of Being 'Right'
Like it or not, we live in a society now where it's becoming harder and harder for people of opposite beliefs to coexist peacefully, particularly in the somewhat distanced atmosphere …
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Death Toll from Philippine Typhoon Nears 300
Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides Wednesday, a day after a powerful …
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AP Interview: UN Chief Blames Rich for Warming
Rich countries are to blame for climate change and should take the lead in forging a global climate pact by 2015, a deadline that "must be met," the head of …
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Analysis: Obama Could Risk Going Over 'Cliff'
It may be just a bluff or a bargaining ploy, but the White House is signaling that President Barack Obama is willing to let the country go over the "fiscal …
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Highlights of White House, GOP Budget Plans
The Obama administration and House Republicans have unveiled their opening offers in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
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APNewsBreak: Feds Funnel Millions into Gulf Coast
Days before a newly formed council focuses on long-term Gulf of Mexico cleanup, a report released to The Associated Press shows that one federal agency has committed more than a …
