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Bomgar Named to State Education Board

A leading proponent of charter schools may be joining the state Board of Education.

Obama to Announce 34K Troops to be Home in a Year

President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year.

Learn Something New

Every so often, I come across something really useful on the Internet that isn't trying to sell me anything. If you're like me, it's even better if it tells me …

Goodbye, Bobby DeLaughter

Ever since the former Judge Bobby DeLaughter's plea deal with the feds was announced last week, with him headed to prison, we've heard the words "Cedric Willis" come out of …

Secret Pentagon Study Gives 3 Iraq Options

And none of them are pretty: "injecting more troops into Iraq, shrinking the force but staying longer or pulling out, The Washington Post reported Monday. The newspaper quoted senior defense …

Annie Baker

Annie Baker, 40, has served as the director of community outreach for the Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the …

2nd Arrest Made in Killing of Mississippi Family

A second suspect was arrested and charged in the abduction and killing of a Mississippi couple and their 7-year-old son, authorities said Thursday.

Anthony McIntyre

In the view of Anthony McIntyre, a 35-year-old veterans advocate, soldiers can receive excellent benefits while serving and once their service ends from a solid network of government agencies and …

New Orleans Saints Training Camp

The road to Super Bowl XLVIII begins today for the New Orleans Saints, as the team begins to put the turmoil of last season behind it.

U.S. Sends 2 Guantanamo Prisoners Back to Algeria

Two men who have been held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade have been sent back to their native Algeria as part of a renewed …

Hope Crenshaw

Hope Crenshaw, 35, wants to better educate youth about sexual and reproductive health in her role as the new executive director of Teen Health Mississippi, based in Jackson.

UN: Stopping Zika May Require Genetically Modified Insects

It may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are now spreading Zika across the Americas, the World Health Organization said …

Tom Miles and Michael Evans

Mississippi is the birthplace of William Faulkner, Richard Wright and recent U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey. However, some lawmakers say they want to look beyond the secular literary world and …

Ukraine Gets New Bailout Deal from IMF

The International Monetary Fund has agreed to give Ukraine a new bailout deal worth 15.5 billion euro ($17.5 billion) that could climb to around $40 billion over four years with …

Suspect ID'd in Delta State and Gautier Shootings, Remains At-Large

A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, and investigators are searching for another school employee in connection with the killing, officials said Monday.

Adam Lynch: Letter from the Hinds County Jail

I got dragged away this morning for an incredible cause. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is linked inextricably to comedian Jerry Lewis and hours-long telethons, but this morning they're known for …

Six Dead in Pa. Thrift Store Collapse

A building under demolition collapsed onto a neighboring thrift store Wednesday morning, injuring at least 14 and killing six people.

France Girds for New Threats Amid Mali Operation

France's military campaign to stop advancing Islamist insurgents in Mali has been met with a volley of threats from the extremists, feeding fears that the French could be targeted within …

Gov't Shutdown Enters 2nd Week, No End in Sight

The government shutdown entered its second week with no end in sight and ominous signs that the United States was closer to the first default in the nation's history as …

C.A. Webb Does Great Interview with Ali Greggs