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Fiscal Cliff Negotiators Are Facing High Hurdles

It's entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. …

Analysis: Miss. Civil Rights Museum Hires Manager

The newly hired project manager for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum says she wants the museum to tell stories of everyday people who helped shatter barriers of segregation.

Obama in Cambodia after Rousing Myanmar Welcome

Making history twice within hours, President Barack Obama on Monday became the first U.S. president to set foot in Cambodia.

UMMC Expansion Continues

Travelers on Lakeland Drive west of Interstate 55 will have to deal with delay-causing construction a little longer.

BP Agrees to Plead Guilty to Crimes in Gulf Oil Spill

BP agreed to plead guilty today to charges of manslaughter, environmental crimes, and lying to Congress in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion, which killed 11 workers …

Protest at Site of New Jackson Animal Shelter

Plans for a new animal shelter in north Jackson have drawn protests from some neighborhood residents.

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College Board Extends Bounds' Contract Until 2016

Hank Bounds will get at least four more years as the head of Mississippi's public university system.

BP Lawyers: Workers are Scapegoats

Attorneys for the highest-ranking BP employees aboard the Deepwater Horizon vowed to fight charges.

Center Begins Sexual Assault Crisis Program

When it comes to preventing sexual assault and rape, creating a culture of deterrence may be the most important aspect of addressing the problem.

BP Hit With Record Fine in Gulf Oil Disaster

Oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, totaling billions of dollars.

A Tough Week

It was another tough week for college football teams in Mississippi with one exception. Last week was SWACtastic for Mississippi as all three SWAC teams won this past weekend.

Mississippi Valley State was one of three Mississippi teams with wins in the Southwestern Athletic …

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So Much for ‘Redskins’ Rule

Last week in the sports world we learned one major thing. President Barack Obama is more powerful than the “Redskins Rule.”

JFP Top 25: Week 12

The SEC has finally been dethroned from the top of the JFP College Football Top 25 Poll. Alabama’s loss to Texas A&M knocks the Tide off the top of their …

Haute (White) House

In terms of Barack Obama’s re-election, “four more years” means different things to different people.

Fresh Ink

I’ve always been fascinated by tattoos and the bold people who use their body as a canvas in order to showcase their life or passions in art.

Bloody Good Show

“Skyfall” is an exquisite film that teams suspense, remorse, and dysfunction in the MI6 family with snappy banter and inventive direction.

'We Can't Be Bought'

Mama was right: Money can't buy everything.

Stinker Quote of the Week: "Suppressing"

Once again, it seems that a conservative is attempting to appropriate words and change history.

GOP Must Help Us Pay for Bush's Promises

Regardless of your opinion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the undeniable truth is that these wars have cost us a great deal of money.