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Syrian Rebel Offensive in Golan Jolts Israel

Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel …

IRS Official Apologizes for Lavish $4M Conference

An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a "Star Trek" parody shown at the 2010 gathering …

Is Big Data Turning Government into 'Big Brother?'

With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting …

U.S. Declassifies Phone Surveillance Details After Uproar

A top intelligence official is declassifying details about one program while insisting that collecting America's phone records and internet use of foreign nationals were legal.

DuPree Wins by 37 Votes in Hattiesburg Mayoral Race

After affidavit ballots were counted Thursday, Dupree had 4,775 votes and Dave Ware had 4,738.

Dems Offer Medicaid Deal; Bryant Rejects

Mississippi Democrats continue to extend olive branches to legislative Republicans to find ways to accept federal Medicaid money.

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Opinion: Stop the Decay of Our Planet's Life-Support Systems

The evidence is overwhelming: Humanity is pushing humanity's life-support systems rapidly toward a tipping point that will likely imperil society's well-being.

Committee Passes Bill to Address Sexual Assaults

With broad support from Republicans and Democrats, a House committee Wednesday approved legislation to tackle the growing problem of sexual assault in the armed forces by taking away the power …

Court: Girls Can Buy Morning-After Pill for Now

Girls of any age can buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

Report: Gov't Scooping Up Verizon Phone Records

The National Security Agency currently is collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order, Britain's Guardian newspaper said Wednesday.

Soldier Pleads Guilty in Massacre of 16 Afghans

Seated at a table with his hands folded in front of him, twiddling his thumbs, an American soldier dryly spoke about how he slipped away from his base in Afghanistan …

China Frustration with N. Korea Offers Hope for U.S.

China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to …

Six Dead in Pa. Thrift Store Collapse

A building under demolition collapsed onto a neighboring thrift store Wednesday morning, injuring at least 14 and killing six people.

The Slate

Ohio State President Gordon Gee offended members of his own conference (Big Ten), Catholics and the SEC for starters, and he sent out a long list of apologies. Stay classy.

Do the Right Thing, IOC

Last week the International Olympic Committee selected wrestling, softball/baseball (combined bid) and squash as sports for its short list of those to include in the 2020 Olympic Games. It dropped …

Jackson Showboats Ready for Year Two

Jackson Showboats owner and general manager Grant Worsley is excited about the future of the Showboats.

Genuine Performance

The members of Indiana-bred rock-and-roll crew Modoc have certainly been industrious with their time.

Nat Long’s Summer Music Guide

Summer 2013 is finally here! The weather has been kind to us so far, and you can tell that everyone is glad the season is here by their sun-touched rosy …

Southern Festivality

Hattiesburg's FestivalSouth lineup offers a little something for everyone among its 56 events for all ages, from art exhibits to live musical performances, including a Cirque du Soleil-inspired extravaganza created …

All In This Together

One night last week, I found myself alone, hungry and in want of some social interaction. As I'm wont to do at such times, I headed to a friendly neighborhood …