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Kushner Granted Permanent Security Clearance, AP Source Says

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been granted a permanent security clearance following a lengthy FBI background check, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner (pictured), has been granted a permanent security clearance following …

• May 23, 2018

Judge: President Can't Block Critics on Twitter

President Donald Trump violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter for political speech, a judge ruled Wednesday.

President Donald Trump violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter …

• May 23, 2018

EDITORIAL: City Must Become Proactive, Not Reactive to Problems

Now that a promising young woman has died because of a massive systems failure in the City, allow us to repeat ourselves: This administration cannot afford to be reactionary to …

If Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is to be a radical changemaker, he and those under …

• May 23, 2018

Stand or Stay Out of Sight: NFL Takes on Anthem Protesters

NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but …

Commissioner Roger Goodell said the policy change was approved unanimously by the owners at their …

• May 23, 2018

OPINION: The Holy Land, Israeli or Palestinian?

"I've come to the conclusion that the Palestinians have been given a raw deal and are being treated unfairly by Israel, by the American media and particularly now by the …

Avery Rollins

• May 23, 2018

I've come to the conclusion that the Palestinians have been given a raw deal and …

• May 23, 2018

Embrace the Heat with Homemade Hot Sauce

Farmer's markets and gardens will soon be overflowing with peppers of all kinds. What better way to embrace the Mississippi summer heat than to make some hot sauce?

Hot pepper season is coming to Mississippi.

• May 23, 2018

How to Survive a Music Festival

It is officially music festival season. If you find yourself going to one this year, you'll want to be prepared. Here are some tips to survive the event and have …

Rock band Dashboard Confessional performed May 4 at the 2018 Beale Street Music Festival in …

• May 23, 2018

Stephen Parks

The American Association of Law Libraries, a national association of law school and court libraries, and independent librarians who perform law research, recently named State Librarian Stephen Parks as a …

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• May 23, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jackson, Get Your Community Together

Sure, if you come from a bigger city, there may be less to do here in Jackson, but you have many options, even if it's just going to the Mississippi …

Whether or not some people realize it, Jackson has many things to do, including events …

• May 23, 2018

Kingston Frazier, One Year Later

On a sweltering Friday evening, orange cones blocked off Meadow Lane as the neighborhood came together on May 18 for a commemorative graduation and block party for Kingston Frazier, the …