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Court: Can Human Genes be Patented?

DNA may be the building block of life, but can something taken from it also be the building block of a multimillion-dollar medical monopoly?

Promises, Promises: Obama's Mixed Economic Record

The U.S. economy is recovering from the Great Recession but at a modest, uneven pace.

Gun Debate Revives Questions About Self-Defense

In the weeks since the Connecticut school massacre, some of the most intense debate has swirled around how to keep guns from criminals without infringing on the ability of lawful …

Works Had Once Adorned Governor's Mansion

The whirr of a band saw and the whiff of sawdust signal action at Fletcher Cox's studio, where the master wood craftsman is at work, for once, reviving rather than …

Jennifer A. Riley-Collins

The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, a non-profit organization that defends the constitutional rights and liberties of Americans, recently named Clinton native Jennifer A. Riley-Collins its new executive director.

Voter Information Wars: Will the GOP Team Up With Wal-Mart's Data Specialist?

The Republicans have admitted it: They need to get serious about collecting and analyzing voter data.

Anderson Dead at 74

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors dedicated Monday morning's meeting to the memory of District 2 Supervisor Doug Anderson, who passed away April 13.

Community Events and Public Meetings

The Mississippi Archery State Championship is April 16-17 at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center.

JPD: Cop, Suspect Fought 3-4 Minutes

The struggle between Jackson Police Det. Eric Smith and a murder suspect lasted three to four minutes, JPD officials said this morning.

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Explosions Rock Boston Marathon

Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile …

UPDATED: Boston Marathon Bombs: Three Dead, More Than 140 Injured

Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Bryant Vetoes Liquor Transport Bill

Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill that would have allowed Mississippians to transport a limited amount of unopened alcohol through dry counties.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi From Shutting Down Only Abortion Clinic

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Mississippi from revoking the license of the state's only abortion clinic.

World Cities on Alert After Boston Blasts

Officials around the world are boosting security efforts in the wake of the fatal bomb blasts that shook Boston's race.

Catholic Religious Order Abuse Files May Go Public

Less than three months after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles released the files of priests accused of sex abuse, attorneys for victims are back in court seeking similar …

Pivotal N. Korea Question: What is Kim Thinking?

Don't worry, one popular argument goes, we've seen this before. Just ignore Pyongyang's unlikely threats of nuclear holocaust as you would, say, a child throwing a tantrum.

Role Reversal: GOP Blasts Obama Plan to Sell TVA

In a political role reversal, Republicans are blasting President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Bipartisan Bill Would Remake Immigration System

The U.S. immigration system would undergo dramatic changes under a bipartisan Senate bill that puts a new focus on prospective immigrants' merit and employment potential.

Obama: Boston Culprits to Feel 'Weight of Justice'

A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not …

Gov. Bryant Signs Child Abuse Bill

Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into a law a bill that prosecutors say bridges the gap between legal and medical definitions of child abuse and takes a stair-step approach to …