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Gay Marriage Arguments Flooding Federal Courts
Federal appeals courts covering nearly half the United States will soon hear arguments on whether gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry, part of a slew of cases …
S&P: Wealth Gap is Slowing US Economic Growth
Economists have long argued that a rising wealth gap has complicated the U.S. rebound from the Great Recession.
Recordings Reveal Final Days of Nixon White House
Almost a decade after Richard Nixon resigned, the disgraced former president sat down with his one-time aide and told the tale of his fall from grace in his own words.
Biz Roundup
JRA Restarts Convention Center Bids, Gannett Splits, MUW Business Grant
Gannett Co. Inc., parent company of The Clarion-Ledger and many other media outlets, announced today that the company will split into two separate publicly traded companies, with one controlling Gannett's …
Person of the Day
Dr. Ricky Clay
Dr. Ricky Clay, a plastic surgeon at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, specializes in reconstructive surgery, working frequently with patients who have suffered an animal attack.
Health Groups Decry US Political Efforts in Cuba
Public health advocates and U.S. lawmakers are highly critical of the Obama administration's use of an HIV-prevention workshop in Cuba for political purposes, saying such clandestine efforts put health programs …
Poll: No Agreement on How to Pay for Highways
Small wonder Congress has kept federal highway and transit programs teetering on the edge of insolvency for years, unable to find a politically acceptable long-term source of funds. The public …
Israel-Hamas Truce Sets Stage for Talks on Gaza
Israel and Hamas began observing a temporary cease-fire on Tuesday that sets the stage for talks in Egypt on a broader deal on the Gaza Strip, including a sustainable truce …
Business
Kemper Coal Plant Legal Battles Over
Six years of legal wrangling over the Kemper County coal-fired power plant, now under construction in eastern Mississippi, drew to an end today with the announcement of a settlement between …
Cease-Fire Slows Gaza War as Israeli Bus Attacked
An Israeli-declared temporary cease-fire and troop withdrawals slowed violence in the Gaza war Monday, though an attack on an Israeli bus that killed one person in Jerusalem underscored the tensions …
Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Border into Russia
A Russian border security official said Monday that more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers have crossed into Russia, although both sides gave conflicting accounts as to why they had decided to …
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
Ole Miss Taking More Steps for Racial Diversity
The University of Mississippi, which has long struggled to distance itself from plantation-era imagery, is renaming a street known as Confederate Drive and adding historical context to Old South symbols …
Person of the Day
Owen Brooks
Civil rights leader Owen Brooks, an outspoken civil-rights veteran and Jackson, passed away July 27 at age 85.
Ukraine: Investigators Start Jet Crash Site Search
With the sound of artillery blasts at a distance, 70 international investigators arrived Friday at the eastern Ukraine site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed and started recovering the remains …
44 Killed in Gaza; Israeli Soldier Feared Captured
A Gaza cease-fire quickly unraveled Friday as violence erupted in a southern town in the war-ravaged strip, killing at least 44 Palestinians. The Israeli military said two soldiers were killed …
Colorado Issuing Driver's Licenses to Immigrants
Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago …
Gunn: Mississippi Republicans Need to Heal Rift
The Mississippi Republican Party needs to heal divisions created by a hard-fought U.S. Senate primary that is still being protested by tea party conservatives, House Speaker Philip Gunn said Thursday.
Person of the Day
Eli Manning
While Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was having one of the greatest seasons ever, his brother, former Ole Miss and current New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, was having one …
Investigators Reach Ukraine Jet Crash Site
As fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday managed to reach the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first …
