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Immigration
Trump Assails Justice Dep't Court Strategy on Travel Ban
President Donald Trump lashed out at his own Justice Department Monday for seeking the Supreme Court's backing for a "watered down, politically correct version" of the travel ban he signed …
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LGBT
Germany Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage After Merkel U-Turn
German lawmakers voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a move widely supported across the country that brings Germany in line with many of its Western peers.
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Health Care
Senate GOP Leaders Hope for Health Care Vote Next Week
Republican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the …
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Health Care
Trump Administration Pulls Health Law Help in 18 Cities
President Donald Trump's administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, meaning shoppers on the insurance exchanges will have …
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Biz Roundup
Feed JXN, Campbell's Madison, Hancock Fabrics and M7 Coffee House
Carlyn Hicks of the group Jackson Foodies, Chef Nick Wallace of the Mississippi Museum of Art, Mangia Bene co-owner Jeff Good and other Jackson locals are teaming up to organize …
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Food
A ‘Taste’ of Our Own
Tom Ramsey, the owner of Jackson's La Finestra restaurant, recently appeared on ABC's "The Taste," which is in its third season.
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LGBT
Brandon Gay-Straight Protest Planned Today
Despite fervent backlash from detractors, a demonstration against what LGBT activists call discrimination against a group of students who wanted to create a Gay-Straight Alliance at the school will continue …
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Police Won't Release Name of Officer Who Shot Teen
The Rev. Al Sharpton pressed police Tuesday to release the name of the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in suburban St. Louis, and he pleaded for calm …
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Federal Prosecutions Not Easy in Police Shootings
As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri, history suggests there's no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction.
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Army General Fined, Reprimanded in Sex Case
An army general avoided jail time and was reprimanded and fined a total of $20,000 for inappropriate relationships with three subordinates in a closely watched court case.
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Alaska Becomes 3rd State with Legal Marijuana
Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but organizers don't expect any public celebrations since it remains illegal to smoke marijuana in …
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City & County
Education: At the Intersection of Poverty and Race
At the corner of High Street and North State, Bryan Eason, 31, has set up an ersatz outside classroom for Jackson residents.
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Indiana Debate Exposes Republican Divisions
As the backlash intensifies over a so-called religious freedom law in Indiana, the GOP's leading White House contenders have been drawn into a messy clash that highlights the party's strong …
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Malaysia, Cuba Taken Off US Human Trafficking Blacklist
The State Department on Monday took Malaysia and Cuba off its blacklist of countries failing to combat modern-day slavery, leaving the U.S. open to criticism that politics is swaying the …
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Federal Judge Orders Kentucky Clerk and Her Staff to Court
A county clerk in Kentucky who invoked "God's authority" Tuesday for defying the U.S. Supreme Court on gay marriage has been summoned by a federal judge to explain why she …
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Art
Peter Friedrich
As the assistant professor and chair of the theater department at Millsaps College, Peter Friedrich is working to bring change that goes beyond the college to the national theater culture.
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Police Retrace Steps of Suspected Serial Killer
Investigators in two states were reviewing unsolved murders and missing person reports after the arrest of an Indiana man who confessed to strangling one woman, told police where to find …
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Pentagon Accused of Withholding Information About Sex Crimes
In a scathing critique of the Defense Department's efforts to curb sexual assaults, a U.S. senator warned Monday that the true scope of sex-related violence in the military communities is …
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Business
Praying for Help at Nissan
Braving 90-degree temperatures and 50 percent humidity, almost three dozen people showed up on Nissan Drive right by the front entrance of the automobile manufacturer to hold what organizers referred …
