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Christina Reed
Mississippi Valley State University senior guard Christina Reed earned preseason first-team All-SWAC honors earlier this year. Eight games into this season, she has lived up to the votes that coaches …
Trump Picks His Interior Chief, a Supporter of More Drilling
Edging closer to completing his Cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice of Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary Thursday, picking a man who should fit smoothly into an …
Jurors to Begin Deliberations in Dylann Roof Trial
Dylann Roof was full of hate and "immense racial ignorance" when he slaughtered nine black worshippers during a Bible study last year at a Charleston church, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Ex-Milwaukee Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of Black Man
A Milwaukee police officer who killed a black man in August fired the fatal shot after the man had thrown away his gun, according to court documents released Thursday.
Border Cities Worry that Ending NAFTA Would Hurt Economies
Donald Trump's only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that's not long enough …
Yellen Signals Caution About Trump's Economic Stimulus Plan
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged deep tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending to restore lost jobs, accelerate the economy and bring prosperity to more Americans.
From Trump and His New Team, Mixed Signals on Climate Change
He brushed off climate change as a Chinese hoax, then called it the real deal and finally declared that "nobody really knows." Donald Trump is sending mixed signals on whether …
Yahoo's Big Breach Helps Usher in an Age of Hacker Anxiety
Yahoo has become the worst-case example of an unnerving but increasingly common phenomenon — massive hacks that steal secrets and other potentially revealing information from our personal digital accounts, or …
Mississippi Governor Searching for New Public Safety Leader
A spokesman says Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is searching for a new public safety commissioner as the current one gets ready to retire.
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Retiring in January
The Mississippi commissioner of public safety says he will retire Jan. 31.
The Slate
Saturday kicks off the college-football bowl season with six games. That should be enough to watch or have in the background as you prepare for the holidays.
Cover
‘Not a Dungeon’: The Evolving Approach to Juvenile Detention
Across the pod, from inside the darkness of a cell, two shining circles stared out: the still and steady eyes of a black boy, locked up before he is even …
Civil Rights
Russia Hackers Pale Beside Domestic Voter Suppression
Scary as this may sound, foreign Russian influence doesn't hold a candle to home-cooked voter suppression.
Data Needed to Change Young People’s Lives
In order to solve a problem, you have to understand it fully. Just ask the state of Georgia, which used data to discover that detention wasn't working for its young …
National
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Ridiculous'
Donald Trump's refusal to be concerned about the potential of a foreign power trying to influence U.S. elections is stunning.
Politics
‘What Are Your Plans for Me, Mr. Trump?’
Big Roscoe: "Little Mama Roscoe and I have big plans to celebrate the remaining days of 2016 at Clubb Chicken Wing. Despite the numerous and unfortunate executions of poor people, …
Business
Fighting for Women: Workplace Rights, Paid Leave and Pay Gap
Child care, wages, domestic violence, pay equity and paid family and sick leave are at the top of the Mississippi Women's Economic Security Initiative's agenda for the upcoming legislative session.
Aleppo Cease-Fire Collapses, Threatening Evacuation Plans
A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Aleppo effectively collapsed on Wednesday, with fighter jets resuming deadly air raids over the opposition's densely crowded …
Art
Give Local
'Tis the season for giving gifts, so why not shop local during this holiday season? Here are some fun ideas from local businesses.
City & County
All Must Take Responsibility for Preventing Crime
Much research shows that hopelessness prolongs problems, including crime, because people don't do what each of them could to alleviate the conditions that lead to misbehavior.
