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Cybersecurity Firm says Spying Campaign Targeted Iran Talks
A cybersecurity firm with close ties to Russian intelligence said Wednesday it uncovered a cyber-espionage campaign targeting hotels that hosted Iran nuclear negotiations, the details of which are among the …
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Music
The Bratton Sound
Bob Bratton went looking for a sound, but he ended up creating it himself. The Madison resident has been building custom guitar amplifiers for the past year, but has only …
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First Funerals Begin for Church Shooting Victims
Police officers stood guard and checked bags as people filed into a church Thursday for the first funeral for victims of the massacre at a historic black church.
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City & County
Parents Rally to Keep Swim Team Afloat
The story of the Briarwood Dolphins swim team is truly one of hope and diligence.
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25 Years for Miss. Man in Poisoned Letters Case
A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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Unsavory Twists in Mississippi's GOP Primary Grabbing Headlines Among Eight Races This Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Strange, unsavory twists in Mississippi's Senate Republican race are grabbing the most attention of Tuesday's primary elections in eight states.
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Texas GOP Advances 'Reparative Therapy' for Gays
The Texas Republican Party would endorse psychological treatment that seeks to turn gay people straight under a new platform partly aimed at rebuking laws in California and New Jersey that …
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Insurers Propose Changes to Obama Health Law
Insurers want to change President Barack Obama's health care law to provide financial assistance for people buying bare-bones coverage. That would entice the healthy and the young, the industry says, …
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City & County
Tea Party Election 'Shenanigans' Worry Hinds Supes
Supervisors in Hinds County say they're eager to get to the bottom of the Election Day scandal that cast a pall over the June 3 Republican primary for the U.S. …
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Art
The Path to Freedom
"Icons of Freedom" at the Mississippi Museum of Art highlights the arduous trek to the polls and the strenuous battle for equality during Freedom Summer in 1964.
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Obama Tamps Down Prospect of Strikes in Syria
President Barack Obama played down the prospect of imminent U.S. military action in Syria on Thursday, saying "we don't have a strategy yet" for degrading the violent militant group seeking …
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Cover
Snack Clean
In my journey to health, I've discovered that the key to any diet change is snacking. It keeps you full so your mind doesn't wander to the cake, cookies and …
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Childers Wants Debates, Cochran Noncommittal
Mississippi voters deserve to hear U.S. Senate candidates debate issues such as the minimum wage and the availability of health care, the Democratic nominee said Thursday.
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Indiana Couple Charged with Holding Woman Captive
An Indiana couple accused of holding a woman captive for two months, often locking her in a small wooden cage, was charged Monday with rape, criminal confinement, kidnapping and other …
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National
Ferguson Plans Reform After Michael Brown Shooting
A 2013 report by the Missouri attorney general's office found that Ferguson police stopped and arrested black drivers nearly twice as often as white motorists, but were less likely to …
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Protests, Anger, Doubt Prevail at Ferguson Meeting
Elected leaders in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer hoped to use their first public meeting since Michael Brown's …
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Environment
Poll: Southerners Think Differently About Energy Impact
A University of Michigan survey released Tuesday found that Southerners are less likely than Americans elsewhere to believe that energy affects the environment.
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Accused White House Intruder to Appear in Court
Following an embarrassing security breach at the White House, one of the most closely protected buildings in the world, the Secret Service is said to be considering establishing new checkpoints …
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Sierra Leone Cordons Off 3 Areas to Control Ebola
Sierra Leone restricted travel Thursday in three more "hotspots" of Ebola where more than 1 million people live, meaning about a third of the country's population is now under quarantine.
