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Mars Rover Curiosity: No Surprise in First Soil Test
NASA's Curiosity rover has indeed found something in the Martian dirt. But so far, there's no definitive sign of the chemical ingredients necessary to support life.
New Alzheimer's Drug Studies Offer Patients Hope
For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite …
Judge Temporarily Blocks Calif. Gay Therapy Law
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked California from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law that bars licensed psychotherapists from working to change the sexual orientations of gay minors, but he limited …
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Person of the Day
Larry Emmett
Larry Emmett, 55, co-founder of the Pizza Shack in Jackson, passed away last night following a battle with cancer.
Biz Roundup
New Homes, Toys for Tots and City Networking
The city of Jackson and the Jackson Housing Authority will unveil the state's first solar-power-assisted affordable housing with a tour of the new Midtown Housing Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 2 …
Judge Tosses Spill Claims Against Dispersant Maker
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled last week that federal laws shield Illinois-based Nalco Co. from liability over the government's use of Corexit after the 2010 spill.
Auditor Says USM Misused $5.3M in Katrina Aid
The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General says it reviewed $12.2 million of the $41.1 million that USM received to rebuild its Gulf Park campus in Long Beach following the …
Miss. Emergency Head: Streamline Disaster Recovery
The federal government should trim overlapping layers of bureaucracy to help speed recovery from large-scale disasters, the director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency told a congressional panel Tuesday in …
Miss. Student Challenges Suspension Over Rap Song
A Mississippi school district contends it was justified to suspend a student for recording a rap song that educators believed would disrupt classes and was a threat to teachers.
Police Have Suspect in NY Subway Push Death, NY Post Photo Of Victim Causing Growing Controversy
Police questioned a suspect Tuesday in the death of a subway rider pushed onto the tracks and photographed while he was still alive — an image of desperation that drew …
U.S. Home Prices See Biggest Annual Gain Since 2006, Builders on Faster Pace
A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a …
Netflix Edges out Starz, Pay TV, Will Air Disney Films Shortly After Theatrical Run
Netflix's video subscription service has trumped pay-TV channels and grabbed the rights to show Disney movies shortly after they finish their runs in theaters.
Miss. Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crimes Against African Americans
William Kirk Montgomery, 23, from Puckett, and Jonathan K. Gaskamp, 20, from Brandon, pleaded guilty today.
100,000 Egyptians Protest President's Power Grab, Demonstrators Call It "Last Warning"
More than 100,000 Egyptians protested outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, fueling tensions over Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and the adoption by his …
Police Identify, Seek Suspects in Swell-o-phonic Robbery
The Jackson Police Department released the names of two men wanted in the robbery of Swell-o-phonic in Fondren last week.
Citigroup to Cut More Than 11,000 Jobs
Most of them, about 6,200, will come from Citi's consumer banking unit.
Program Will Help Students Graduate Earlier
A national initiative will allow Greenwood Public Schools students to receive high school diplomas after 10th grade beginning next August.
Disparity in Sex Crimes' Sentences Seen
When attorney Rod Ray was defending a client accused of sexual battery, he gave an impassioned speech to members of the jury, asking them to take the facts of the …
