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This Sunday, we take time to honor our mothers. One day a year can't possibly do justice to the work of a mother, but it does give us one day …

Poll Finds Attitude Shift Among Working Moms

Working mothers increasingly want full-time jobs, and tough economic times might be a big reason, according to a national survey.

Remade Mideast Poses New Perils for Obama on Trip

On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one …

U.S. Regains Wealth from Recession, But Not Equally

America as a whole has regained all the household wealth it lost to the Great Recession and then some, thanks to higher stock and home prices.

How Clinton is Reducing Domestic Abuse

Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.

Congress Ushering in New Members, with Old Divide

Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government.

Violence Plays Role in Shorter US Life Expectancy

The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home …

JSU Salvages Homecoming After Grambling No-Show

The Jackson State University football Tigers woke up winners Saturday morning, and made the best of a bad situation by celebrating homecoming with a scrimmage and concert at Veterans Memorial …

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Fall Anticipation

After an exciting summer of new releases, music lovers might be left wondering if things could get any better.

Jerry and Helen Young

Pastor Jerry Young laughs heartily about his upcoming appearance at Friday's Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation Annual "Evening with the Sickle Cell Stars Gala," where he and his wife of 39 …

Reeves Flexes at Budget Hearings

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann plans to have the state's voter-identification law in place by spring or summer of 2014.

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White House Criticizes Lawmakers Opposing Gun Bill

President Barack Obama's spokesman on Tuesday criticized lawmakers who have stood in the way of expanded background checks for gun purchases and said the White House will continue to push …

Russia Offers to Guard Syria Arms Destruction

Russia offered on Thursday to provide troops to guard facilities where Syria's chemical weapons would be destroyed, as U.N. inspectors prepared to continue their probe on the use of such …

Cold Weather, Warm Kitchen

If there’s one thing I love about the temperatures dropping, it’s the fact that it’s time for warm meals.

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 …

Death Toll from Philippine Typhoon Nears 300

Stunned parents searching for missing children examined a row of mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves while survivors dried their soaked belongings on roadsides Wednesday, a day after a powerful …

'Change Your World'

Harvard professor and political consultant Steve Jarding capped off last week's Mississippi Black Leadership Summit by telling a small group of students and community leaders what he believes it takes …

[Music] The New Sound of Red Hill City

Many bands decide what they will sound like and stick to that formula, developing a recognizable style. Deviation from the original sound often results in a band split or name …

Obama vs. McCain

Ladies and gentlemen, let the gloves come off! In the high tension of Washington politics, especially in the shadow of the Abramoff scandal, a war of words has erupted between …

Immigration Bill Envisions New Farm Worker Program

Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely …