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Different Fates Recommended for Ag High Schools
Two of Mississippi's three agricultural high school districts could be abolished.
State Department Officials Acknowledge Major Weaknesses, Ask Congress to Full Fund Security Requests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the deadly Sept. 11 assault on …
Doomsday Believers Flocking to Global Hot Spots to Watch World End
Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a …
House GOP Pushing Through $633 Billion Defense Bill... Including Spending the Pentagon Doesn't Want
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House pushed to complete a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated but politically popular weapons at the expense …
Holiday Shipping Headaches: Will a Midwest Storm Make Santa Late This Year?
A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of extra discounts, free shipping and easy returns. But a …
Maya Greet Dawn of a New Era
The hundreds gathered in Chichen Itza said they believed it marked the birth of a new and better age.
Report: Close 1 Ag School, Convert 1 and Keep 1
One of Mississippi's independent agricultural high schools would be closed under a recommendation by the state Board of Education, while another could see its mission reworked or be given to …
Cleveland Schools Desegregation Case Before Court
A federal judge says he will rule after the first of the year on proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland School District.
Tupelo Touts Elvis Origins in Graceland Exhibit
Mississippi officials hope that a new Graceland exhibit about Elvis' boyhood will draw visitors to his birthplace in Tupelo.
House Approves $633 Billion Defense Bill
The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated but politically popular weapons at the expense of the …
Cliff Poses Tiny Dollar Gap, Wide Political Ravine
When it comes to resolving their "fiscal cliff" impasse, the dollar gap between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner is tiny in federal terms. That masks a monumental …
Gun Control Debate Heating Up in Statehouses
As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own ideas that are …
Obama Vows to Press Ahead on Fiscal Cliff Solution
President Barack Obama says he'll press ahead with Congress in hopes of preventing across-the-board tax increases set to strike taxpayers Jan. 1 after House GOP leaders unexpectedly put off a …
Stocks Open Sharply Lower After GOP Cancels Vote
Stocks opened sharply lower Friday on Wall Street after House Republicans called off a vote on tax rates and left federal budget talks in disarray 10 days before sweeping tax …
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, Just for Kids hosts the Christmas Festival from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jackson Medical Mall.
Person of the Day
Bill Kehoe
Bill Kehoe, an important part of Jackson and its music scene, passed away at St. Dominic's Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
State
Hattiesburg Teen Challenges PepsiCo
Sarah Kavanagh is behind an online petition to remove a potentially toxic chemical from sodas and sports drinks that are popular with her friends and family.
Health Care
Coalition Will Fight for Health Care
More than one dozen statewide health-care, civil-rights and religious organizations plan to leverage hundreds of thousands of their members, parishioners and supporters to increase health care access for 300,000 Mississippians.
Obama Nominates Senator John Kerry to be Secretary of State
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, elevating the longtime lawmaker and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic …
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.
