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States Consider Reviving Old-Fashioned Executions

With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing …

NSA Surveillance Exposes Political Party Divisions

The debate about whether to continue the dragnet surveillance of Americans' phone records is highlighting divisions within the Democratic and Republican parties that could transform the politics of national security.

NSA Program Exposes Divisions in Both Parties

While some leading Democrats are reluctant to condemn the dragnet surveillance of Americans' phone records, the Republican Party has begun to embrace a libertarian shift opposing the spy agency's broad …

Behind the Mask

When I don that fencing mask and jacket, I feel like I can do anything.

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Texas Primary Leaves Tea Party Influence Unsettled

The first primary in what Republicans hope is a triumphant election year sent a message that U.S. Sen Ted Cruz and the tea party still wield considerable influence in one …

Could an After-school Network Solve Mississippi’s Education ‘Crisis’?

Proponents say high-quality after-school programs are one solution to Mississippi's ongoing education problems, including some of the lowest scores on national tests, and Operation Shoestring's data seems to support their …

Kelly Wins Praise Across the Aisle, but Bigger Task is Ahead

Tapped to bring order to a chaotic West Wing, John Kelly began to make his mark immediately on Monday, ousting newly appointed communications director Anthony Scaramucci and revising a dysfunctional …

After Charlottesville, Colleges Brace for More Hate Attacks

At college campuses, far-right extremist groups have found fertile ground to spread their messages and attract new followers.

Thousands In Houston Area Request Help in Wake of Harvey, Convention Center Now a Shelter

HOUSTON (AP) — Rescuers answered hundreds of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities …

UPDATED: Zoo Faces Uncertain City Funding, Could Relocate

The Jackson Zoo is asking for donations in wake of its financial crisis due to budget cuts made in the past year.

Charlotte Under State of Emergency in 2nd Night of Protests

Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into a second night of violence, with …

Our True Mental States

So 18.1 percent of the total U.S. population has a mental illness, and 50 percent of adults are likely to experience some type of mental illness in their lifetime. And …

President-Elect Trump Urges Americans: 'Come Together As One People'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took …

Veronica Parrales

Those who haven't attended a Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performance in recent months will notice a few new faces at the latest show in the Bravo Series, "Bravo! Copland!", a program …

Jedis, Space Mountain and Love

Yes, I'm a serious person, and I care deeply about injustice and hatred. But the reason that I do is because I love so many things and people and cultures …

JXN Escape Room, Paint Nite and Mississippi Business Engagement Network

Clint Sistrunk and his wife, Paulina Krakowska, were in Poland visiting Krakowska's family in summer 2015 when the couple first discovered "escape rooms," which are live-action games that put a …

'March Against Fear' Participants Say There's Still a Ways to Go

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A half-century ago, thousands joined a march across Mississippi to challenge a system that condoned violence against black people and suppressed their rights — issues still …

What the ‘Bryant Documents’ Say About HB 1523, Its Future

Despite U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves' 60-page preliminary injunction blocking House Bill 1523 from becoming law, the legal battles could just be heating up.

Kaepernick, 49ers Teammate Kneel During National Anthem

While a naval officer sang the first notes of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag on the football field, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid …

Why You Should Report Sports Injuries

Underreporting sports injuries can lead to athletes' injuries worsening.