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Women in Ohio Kidnap Case Thank Public for Support
Three women who police say were held captive in a Cleveland home for about a decade have issued a video in which they thanked the public for the encouragement and …
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Studies: Cyberspying Targeted S. Korea, U.S. Military
The hackers who knocked out tens of thousands of South Korean computers simultaneously this year are out to do far more than erase hard drives.
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Economy
The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed
In June, the Labor Department reported that the nation had more temp workers than ever before: 2.7 million.
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Same-Sex Ruling Has Employers Tweaking Benefits
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law.
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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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National
Twelve Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members
Each year, the legal system coerces more than 150,000 people to join AA, according to AA's own membership surveys.
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Armstrong: I'm Still Record Tour de France Winner
The dirty past of the Tour de France came back on Friday to haunt the 100th edition of cycling's showcase race, with Lance Armstrong telling a newspaper he couldn't have …
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Person of the Day
Magnolia Roller Vixens
One week from today, most of the nation will take a break from work and celebrate Independence Day. To get a jump on the holiday, this Saturday, June 29, is …
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A Long Way from Stonewall, and Sometimes a Slog
From Stonewall in New York in 1969 to the marble walls of the Supreme Court, the push to advance gay rights has moved forward, often glacially but recently at a …
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Obama Clashes with African Host over Gay Rights
"We are still not ready to decriminalize homosexuality," Senegalese President Macky Sall said.
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City & County
Sex Trafficking: It’s Not About Sex
Heather Wagner, assistant attorney general in charge of the domestic violence unit in the state attorney general's office, says it's unclear just how big the sex trafficking problem is in …
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Texas Senator Filibusters Against Abortion Bill
Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that …
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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Mississippi 4-H Horse Championship is Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. at Kirk Fordice Equine Center.
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Report: Economic Well-Being of U.S. Children Slips
It wasn't so long ago that David Hutchinson spent a month sleeping under a bridge while his wife and young daughter spent their nights at a domestic violence shelter.
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National
Fact-Check: The NSA and Sept. 11
In defending the NSA's sweeping collection of Americans' phone call records, Obama administration officials have repeatedly pointed out how it could have helped thwart the 9/11 attacks.
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Boehner Dances Between GOP, Dems on Immigration
The immigration protesters advanced on the news conference, poking signs that read "Do Not Reward Criminals" and "No Amnesty!" over the heads of Republicans who had just finished speaking about …
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In Northern Iraqi City, al-Qaida Gathers Strength
Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding off anti-government anger as it increasingly carries out …
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City & County
Sex Trafficking: A Local Problem
Trading lives for money, sex, work or drugs—those are just a few of the ways people get used. The money can be huge—for those in control of other lives.
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Miss. AG Hood Says He'll Subpoena Google on Drugs
Mississippi's attorney general says he still considers Google's responses to allegations that it's not doing enough to prevent illegal online sales of drugs without prescriptions and says he's sending out …
