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F.A.Q. on U.S. Aid to Egypt: Where Does the Money Go, and How Is It Spent?

Questions about the United States' aid to Egypt have intensified in the wake of last month's military coup. More than 1,000 Egyptians have been killed in the last week, most …

Community Events and Public Meetings

Museum After Hours: Blues and Brews is Thursday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Civil Rights and Immigration History Connected

The push for comprehensive immigration reform was heard from the speakers' podium on Saturday, when tens of thousands marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National …

Crews Battle Huge Wildfire Raging in Yosemite Area

Hundreds of firefighters were digging trenches, clearing brush and starting back blazes to keep a wildfire raging north of Yosemite National Park out of several mountain hamlets.

Soldier Guilty of Murder for Fort Hood Shootings

Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was convicted Friday for the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, a shocking assault against American troops at home by one of their own who …

Early Birds—and Butterflies—Miss the worm

The steady advance in the arrival of spring each year may mean that some butterfly species that develop early will simply be unable to adapt any further.

States Use Out-of-the-Box Approaches to Raise Awareness of Health Exchanges

Catchy jingles? Splashy videos? Multi-million-dollar public education campaigns? For the 16 states and the District of Columbia that have opted to run their own online health insurance marketplaces, these are …

For Leak, Bradley Manning Gets Stiffest Punishment

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning stood at attention in his crisp dress uniform Wednesday and learned the price he will pay for spilling an unprecedented trove of government secrets: up to …

Hidden Spots for Kids

Lots of parents are familiar with the usual ways to entertain their tykes, but when they get bored with the same old, same old, try something a little different. Here …

A Jackson Glossary

Over the years, our readers have contributed to a growing body of Jackson slang, nicknames and inside jokes, proving once again that the JFP readership is the smartest, savviest, funniest …

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The Record Store Guide

The vinyl record never went away; last year, vinyl outsold CDs.

Jackson Thrifting

If you feel like digging for that jewel in the rough or just want to browse, these thrifty places have tons of selection for clothes.

Best Local Lunch

From November until the end of January every year, Jackson residents and businesses campaign, vote and then wait for the results of the annual Best of Jackson competition. The contest …

Pure Instinct

There is something so visceral, so primal and yet so perfect about eating ribs.

Crowds Funding Local Entreprenuers

Jackson personal trainer Keith Richardson has a dream to own and manage a shoe store, and he's found a creative way to get it done. Now, he needs the community's …

Archie: Balancing Act

After coming up a bit short in the last countywide election, David Archie is hoping the people of District 2 give him a supervisor's job in the upcoming special election.

A Battle Worth Fighting

“A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.” — Orison Swett Marden

Manning Faces Sentencing for WikiLeaks Disclosures

More than three years after his arrest in Iraq, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is set to learn the price he'll pay for leaking an unprecedented volume of classified information to …

Groups Spar Over Use of Money in Power Plant Fight

A free-market advocacy group that opposes Mississippi Power's $4.7 billion coal-fired power plant under construction in Kemper County now finds itself on the defensive, accused of using public funds in …

Egypt Arrests Brotherhood's Spiritual Leader

Egypt's military-backed authorities on Tuesday arrested the supreme leader of the country's Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group at a time when it is struggling to …