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U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey is Reappointed

The nation's poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, has been appointed to a second one-year term.

Susan Geiger

Like many college students, Susan Geiger didn't have a clear career path when she entered University.

Immigrants Contribute More To Medicare Than They Take Out, Study Finds

As Congress mulls changing America's border and naturalization rules, a study finds that immigrant workers are helping buttress Medicare's finances, because they contribute tens of billions a year more than …

Gas Prices Stay Low in Mississippi

The price of oil is up, year-to-date, around the country, but somehow Mississippi keeps beating the heat of rising gas prices.

Medgar Evers Home Reopening After Preservation

The Medgar Evers home was rededicated Monday as a small museum that helps preserve the memory of the Mississippi civil rights leader who was assassinated 50 years ago.

Ellsberg: Snowden's Leaks More Important than Pentagon Papers

In 1971, Ellsberg passed the secret Defense Department study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam to The New York Times.

Mississippi State Bound for 2013 College World Series

The Bulldogs held on for a 6-5 victory against Virginia on Monday in the completion of a suspended game, sweeping the No. 6 national seed. They are Omaha-bound for the …

Widow Works to Preserve Evers' Civil-Rights Legacy

Myrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper's bullet made her a widow.

Boehner: Congress Can Do Immigration This Year

With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can …

Feds Now Back Morning-After Pills for All Girls

After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply with a …

Senate Passes Farm Bill, Moving Debate to House

The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today.

U.S. Spy Programs Raise Ire Both Home and Abroad

The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist …

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Cleanup Work After BP Oil Spill End in 3 States

Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday.

Anti-Drug Initiative Loses Funding

Washington County has lost funding for its community anti-drug program that has operated for 25 years.

Groundbreaking Set for Grammy Museum Mississippi

The Grammy Museum Mississippi expected to open in 2015 will showcase the state's role in developing blues, country and genres that shaped American music.

Uppercut Bat Co. Finds Niche

Ever since the game of baseball was invented, players have needed two essential pieces of equipment: a ball and a bat.

Dr. James N. Martin Jr.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in London elected Dr. James N. Martin Jr., 66, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of UMMC's maternal fetal medicine department as …

The Apothecary, Grant Awards and Encore Entrepreneurs

This past weekend, Brad Reeves, owner of Brent's Drugs, opened The Apothecary, a 1,000-square-foot "speakeasy" lounge inside the circa-1946 soda fountain.

Council Grants TIF Funds to Luxury Hotel Group

The Jackson City Council this morning approved $1.75 million in tax-increment financing for a $53-million, 205-room luxury Westin hotel that would face Congress Street.

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Levees, Removable Walls Proposed to Protect NYC

Giant removable floodwalls would be erected around lower Manhattan, and levees, gates and other defenses would be built elsewhere around the city under a nearly $20 billion plan proposed Tuesday …