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Mississippi GOP Candidates Likely Headed for Run-Off

WASHINGTON (AP) — Locked in a squeaker of a race, Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel pointed toward a possible June 24 runoff after battling to …

Mourning, Tight Security on Tiananmen Anniversary

On Wednesday, scores of police and paramilitary troops patrolled Tiananmen Square in Beijing's heart, stopping vehicles and demanding identification from passers-by to block public commemoration of the killing of hundreds, …

Obama Casts Ukraine Crisis as March Toward Liberty

President Barack Obama held up 25 years of Polish democracy as a beacon for neighboring Ukraine in a public celebration Wednesday, warning Russia that the free world is united against …

Justice Department to Investigate Hinds Jails

The Justice Department will investigate whether prisoners at two Hinds County jails are protected from violence committed by other inmates and staff.

McDaniel v. Cochran Tonight's Main Event

Six-term Republican Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel collided in Mississippi on Tuesday in a ferocious battle between insurgents and the establishment in a party divided along …

U.S. Disrupts Hacking Schemes That Stole Millions

A band of hackers implanted viruses on hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, secretly seized customer bank information and stole more than $100 million from businesses and consumers, …

Obama's Emissions Plan Could Boost Climate Talks

President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution …

Jackson Passes Pro-LGBT Resolution

Mississippi's largest city and state capital finally passed a resolution affirming equality for all citizens, including the LGBT community.

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Sital Sanjanwala

This week, Jackson native Sital Sanjanwala, who now works for Fondren-based political consulting firm Chism Strategies, received Campaign & Elections magazine's Rising Star award for her work to help defeat …

Obama: Congress Consulted on Bergdahl Exchange

President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his decision to release five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for an American soldier's freedom, saying his administration had consulted with Congress …

1st Mississippi Charter School Closer to Opening

The Charter School Authorizer Board voted Monday to accept the application of RePublic Charter Schools, which wants to open Reimagine Prep in Jackson, serving fifth grade through eighth grade.

Natchez Prison Riot Fallout Mounts

Three more men have been indicted for their alleged participation in a May 2012 riot at a federal prison in Adams County.

Analysis: Municipal Courts May be Less Transparent

Watching a state or federal court hearing or getting court records is usually a simple procedure in Mississippi. Just show up at the courtroom at the appointed time or ask …

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.

Jackson 'Equality' Resolution on Agenda Tuesday

Jackson is expected to become the eighth Mississippi city to pass an equality resolution that includes LGBT residents.

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Unsavory Twists in Mississippi's GOP Primary Grabbing Headlines Among Eight Races This Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Strange, unsavory twists in Mississippi's Senate Republican race are grabbing the most attention of Tuesday's primary elections in eight states.

Cochran Campaigns Calmly Amid Senate-Race Photo Scandal

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran is in the fight of his political life in a brutal, too-personal Republican primary that has drawn his bedridden wife into the …

U.S. Trades Gitmo Detainees to Free American Solider from Taliban After Five Years of Captivity

WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison …

3 Indicted on Conspiracy Charges in Prison Riot

Three people have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to commit murder related to a deadly prison riot in Mississippi.

5th Circuit Could Soon Ban Abortion in State

Any day now the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could decide the constitutionality of a law that would close the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, effectively banning abortion in …