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Who's Watching Out for Children?

Yesterday, Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature began exploring that question during a public forum on mental-health and school-safety policy at the Capitol.

Band of the Day: Sun Ballet

Sun Ballet kicks off what the band hopes is its biggest year yet with its first performance of 2013 at Hal & Mal's Saturday.

Bryant Backs New Restrictions on Abortion in Miss.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant told several dozen pastors and other abortion opponents Thursday that he supports a bill that would ban the procedure once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. …

California Teen Shooter Was Talked Into Putting Weapon Down By Teacher

A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into class in a rural California high school on Thursday and shot one student, fired at another and missed, and then was …

Scholarship Scheme Draws Fire

A plan by Gov. Phil Bryant to establish a scholarship fund for public-school students to go to private schools drew fire from Republican members of the committee.

Full List: Oscar Nominations are big for 'Lincoln,' Skip Over Affleck, Bigelow, 'Skyfall'

Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday.

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Steroids Fallout: No BB Hall for Bonds, Clemens

No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else.

Eclectic Collection

In a modern-looking building of ash and concrete and glass, tucked away in the woods off Interstate 55’s Frontage Road, you can find two things: a lot of books and …

The Reinvention of Tess Brunet

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tess Brunet dove into the music industry in different capacities over the years.

Streaky Saints

The 2012 season was not one New Orleans Saints fans will want to remember for years to come.

Question o' the Week: What is the best thing that could happen in 2013?

What is the best thing that could happen in 2013?

Ritual and Community

The wedding of Wendy Shenefelt and Michael Fleming paid homage to their passion for education and their heritage.

Risko Danza: Two Years in the Making

In just two years of making music, Jackson-based funk-rockers Risko Danza have covered most of the prerequisites for a mature band.

US Sees Iran Behind Hostage Photos of Ex-FBI Agent

Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, U.S. officials now see …

Community Events and Public Meetings

American Board Teaching Information Sessions are Jan. 8, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at the YMCA in downtown Jackson.

Michael J. Fox to Play Newscaster with Parkinson's in NBC Sit-Com

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in …

Feds, Transocean Reach $1.4B Deal Over Gulf Spill

The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement Thursday with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive …

Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV from Al Gore

With its purchase of left-leaning Current TV, the Pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera has fulfilled a long-held quest to reach tens of millions of U.S. homes. But its new audience immediately …

Boehner Agrees to Sandy Aid Vote on Friday

Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery.

Now, Now Weaves Intricate ‘Threads’

Don’t be ashamed if the Minnesota-based indie-rock three-piece act Now, Now has slipped past you.