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Gay Marriage Before Supreme Court? Cases Weighed
The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court.
Federal Prisons Urged to Grant More Early Releases
For humanitarian and economic reasons, the federal Bureau of Prisons should grant more early releases to incapacitated and terminally ill prisoners, two advocacy groups say in a report depicting current …
Personhood
Seven Hospitals Deny Jackson Abortion Clinic
The last clinic where Mississippi women can get an abortion is once again in peril.
The Worst of Us
We've seen the ugly side of America. We've seen what we can devolve into, and I don't think most of us like it.
Miss. Abortion Clinic Again Seeks to Block Law
Attorneys for Mississippi's only abortion clinic are again asking a federal judge to block a state law that threatens to eventually close the facility.
State
Forrest County Jail 'Backsliding'
Forrest County is moving backward when it comes to making changes at its youth detention center.
Judge to Hear Motion to Dismiss Sex Abuse Charges
Attorneys for John Langworthy, a former school teacher and church music director accused of molesting young boys several years ago in Mississippi and Texas, have asked for charges to be …
Supreme Court Likely To Consider 'Defense of Marriage' Challenges
Like a lot of newlyweds, Karen Golinski was eager to enjoy the financial fruits of marriage. Within weeks of her wedding, she applied to add her spouse to her employer-sponsored …
San Francisco Sheds Part of Free-Spirited Past
San Francisco shed a vestige of its free-spirited past as local lawmakers narrowly approved a citywide ban on public nudity.
Expert Sees a Gathering Storm for Top Fund Manager
The arrest of a former hedge fund portfolio manager in what prosecutors are calling one of the most lucrative insider trading schemes ever indicates that prosecutors may be setting their …
New Trial Ordered in 2007 Slaying of JSU Student
A man convicted of the 2007 killing of JSU student Latasha Norman has been awarded a new trial.
Howard Agrees to Proposed $1.3M Settlement
A federal judge has set an opt-out deadline of Nov. 29 deadline for those eligible for part of a proposed, $1.3 million class-action settlement alleging discriminatory hiring practices at Howard …
Inmate Sentenced in Deadly Miss. Prison Riot
A Mexican man was sentenced Monday to 40 months for his role in a prison riot in Mississippi in which one guard was killed and 20 people were injured.
Miss. Lawmakers Won't Have to Run in 2013
Three federal judges say they won't redraw Mississippi's legislative districts or order the state to hold a new round of elections in 2013.
National
U.S. House Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Missing War Records
Missing military records from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 2014 detailed in a ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation over Veterans Day 2014 will be the subject of a congressional hearing next …
Twinkies Likely to Survive Sale of Hostess
Twinkie lovers, relax. The tasty cream-filled golden spongecakes are likely to survive, even though their maker will be sold in bankruptcy court.
Environment
BP Agrees to Plead Guilty to Crimes in Gulf Oil Spill
BP agreed to plead guilty today to charges of manslaughter, environmental crimes, and lying to Congress in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion, which killed 11 workers …
BP Hit With Record Fine in Gulf Oil Disaster
Oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, totaling billions of dollars.
