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Auto Sales Hit 9-Year High in May 2014
DETROIT (AP) — Brisk demand for SUVs and pickup trucks — and five sunny weekends — pushed U.S. auto sales to a nine-year high in May.
Texas' Top Prosecutor: Drug Source Can Be Secret
Texas can keep secret the name of its supplier for its execution drugs, the state attorney general determined after law enforcement argued that suppliers face serious danger.
Obama Plans 'Serious Conversation' With Shinseki
President Barack Obama said Friday he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job as the agency head …
Meal Programs Expand Summer Nutrition for Kids
A federal government-backed nutrition program seeks to provide two million meals to Mississippi schoolchildren this summer.
White House Touts Energy Policies as Rules Loom
Setting the stage for upcoming restrictions on coal-fired power plants, the Obama administration is making a concerted effort to cast its energy policy as an economic success that is creating …
House Democrats' Campaign Arm Reserves $44M in Ads
House Democrats are ready to empty their deep pockets for television ads in their uphill climb to overtake Republicans as the majority party.
Girl About Town
The Power of Tiny Dancers
Being a grown-up, I do now have friends who have kids—and I find that they can be fun once they reach an age where they start to become little people.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Blatant Disregard'
Mayor Yarber is right to be mad about the senseless loss of life in the capital city. Later, WLBT paraphrases Yarber saying the Jackson Police Department, which he oversees, would …
City & County
Water Meters Still Worry Council Members
The Siemens deal has made council members and citizens wary since May 2012, when Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. presented a deal for council approval.
City & County
Jatran Natural Gas Conversion May Cool ‘Heated’ Bus Riders
Due to ongoing issues with air-conditioning units on several JATRAN buses, passengers might have to find an alternative solution to their traveling needs this summer.
City & County
Police, Experts Say Youth Programs Help Cut Crime
With Jackson Public Schools now out for the summer, many people are worried that the students' newly found freedom will lead to kids getting bored or giving in to peer …
Books
John Currence's Big Bad Cookbook
Chef John Currence spells out his cooking manifesto before we get to the first recipe. It includes advice such as make your own bread, buy quality ingredients, cut the "low-fat" …
Health Care
Gaps in Kids' Dental Coverage a Trouble Spot
No one wants to go to the dentist, but kids need to. A small cavity left to fester can grow into a big health problem. That's why the government made …
Tennessee Brings Back the Electric Chair
As the rest of the nation debates the feasibility and humanity of lethal injections against a backdrop of scarce drugs and botched executions, Tennessee has come up with an alternative: …
Theater
‘Ogres Are Like Onions’
Who could have predicted that when "Shrek" came out in 2001, the inverse fairy tale would captivate audiences so? The animated film spawned three more movies and, now, a theater …
Cover
JXN Scavenge
This summer, let's recreate that fun with a Jackson-centric scavenger hunt that you can do one weekend.
Business
Casinos, LGBTs Still Allied in Face of SB 2681
To say that Mississippi, where citizens passed a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage in 2004, has been slow to cash in on the economic potential of embracing LGBT people and …
China Signs 30-Year Deal for Russian Natural Gas
China signed a landmark deal Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding Moscow's ties with Asia.
25 Years for Miss. Man in Poisoned Letters Case
A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to sending letters dusted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other officials was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
GM is Fined $35 Million Over Deadly Defect
Federal safety regulators slapped General Motors with a record $35 million fine Friday for taking more than a decade to disclose an ignition-switch defect in millions of cars that has …
