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Egypt Airstrikes Target Militants in Sinai

Helicopters carried out missile strikes against Islamic militants in Egypt's first airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula since 1973.

Curiosity Floods Us with Images of Mars

"Spectacular," mission deputy project scientist Joy Crisp said of the footage. "We've not had that before."

PSC Launches Utility Probe

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has opened an inquiry into the state's largest providers of electric power.

Romney Targets Blue-collar Whites with 'Culture of Dependency' Charge

Republican Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of ditching a long-standing work requirement for welfare recipients, accusing him of fostering a "culture of dependency" and backing up the …

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Hate Music Big Business for White Supremacists

When they aren't ranting in Internet forums, many of the nation's white supremacists seek a louder outlet for their extreme views: thunderous, thrashing heavy metal or punk music with lyrics …

Romney's 'Wind Tax' Position Thrills Tea Party; Draws Ire Of Swing-State GOP Lawmakers

The Republican challenger criticizes the government program that propped up solar manufacturer Solyndra, and he mocks Obama's vision of a boom in employment, citing a European study to argue that …

Couple Turns Abandoned Houses into Youth Center

The walls of a future youth computer center may now be scribbled with gang messages, but Joe and Dianne Good say they will use the center to keep area youth …

Report: Mississippi Port Faces Challenges

A report says the Port of Gulfport faces numerous challenges as it tries to capitalize on $570 million in federal money it was given after Hurricane Katrina.

Talking Thalia Mara Upgrades

A program management firm has studied Thalia Mara Hall and is recommending the city make some major upgrades to the theater and hire an events manager.

Yay, Farmers, Golf, Free Money!

Finally, a good reason to give someone a fruit basket: It's National Farmers Market Week.

Mahesh Bhupathi

India tennis team member Mahesh Bhupathi played tennis at the University of Mississippi from 1994 to 1995.

US 'Help Wanted' Postings At Highest Level Since 2008

U.S. employers posted the most job openings in four years in June, a positive sign that hiring may pick up.

Kudzu Bugs on the Ground in Mississippi

Kudzu bugs, pea-sized Asian insects with hearty appetites for soybeans as well as the weed they're named after, have hitchhiked from Alabama to western Mississippi.

Gunman Called on Fellow White Supremacists to Act

Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause.

Oxfam: Hundreds Being Killed in East Congo

New militia groups have arisen and older ones are reasserting themselves, killing hundreds of defenseless civilians, the British charity Oxfam said Tuesday.

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Sikh temple shooter wanted to advanced his supremacist views, Jared Loughner sentencing, Usain Bolt in the 200m.

Feds Moving Ahead With Healthcare Exchanges in States Refusing to Implement Healthcare Law

Opponents of 'Obamacare' say they won't set up new private health insurance markets called exchanges. But increasingly it's looking like Washington will just do it for them.

Flaggs: Too Many In Prison

Mississippi House Corrections Chairman George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg, said that many inmates would be better off confined at home and monitored electronically.

Inmates Injured in Jail Fight

A fight that broke out this afternoon at the downtown Jackson jail resulted in injuries for three prisoners, WAPT reports.

Criminalizing Saggy Pants

More than a dozen people spoke on District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes' proposal to impose nominal $10 fees on anyone caught wearing their pants low in Hinds County.

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