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Church Lawyer Details Cover-Up Claims on Sex Abuse
A canon lawyer alleging a widespread cover-up of clergy sex misconduct in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has made her most detailed claims yet, accusing archbishops and their …
US, China Talk Cyberhacking Amid New Allegations
Top American officials said Thursday they challenged their counterparts in China to rein in alleged cybersecurity infringements as a new allegation emerged of a brazen attempt by Chinese hackers to …
Books
Shaking up the Rom-Com
"Shaking the Sugar Tree" is about a gay father raising a child on his own, which Wilgus based on a surprising fact. Mississippi has the highest percentage of same-sex couples …
City & County
Yarber Pushes for New Crime Tip System
Jacksonians may soon be able to send crime tips via text messages and pictures directly to officers at the Jackson Police Department—but will they?
Miss. Works Out Foster Care Proposal
Mississippi officials and a group that sued over the state's child welfare system have reached a third settlement.
Business
U.S. Hiring Surges as Unemployment Dips to 6.1 Pct.
U.S. employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008.
Music
A Hearty Helping of Rap Activism
Rap changed the day Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five released "The Message" on Sugar Hill Records in the summer of 1982.
Groups We Dig
Mississippians are passionate about many issues. From women's rights to immigration, the Jackson metro is home to a spectrum of organizations that strive to make a difference.
Speak Up to Live Longer?
Being far away from neighbors and businesses creates a feeling of isolation.
NSA's Internet Monitoring Said to be Legal
The first time the bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board dissected a National Security Agency surveillance program, it found fundamental flaws, arguing in a January report that the NSA's …
Person of the Day
Kiese Laymon
Award-winning fiction writer Kiese Laymon is returning to Mississippi from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he serves as an associate professor of English and African studies, to serve as …
Birth Control Ruling Sparks Political Clash
Republicans called it a win for religious freedom. The decision of the Supreme Court, they said, is further evidence the country's new health care law is deeply flawed.
Mississippi Enacting Dozens of New Laws Tuesday
New Mississippi laws provide pay raises for teachers, require closer monitoring for concussions in school sports and attempt to limit the cost of obtaining public records.
Music
Say Anything Wanders with ‘Hebrews’
The ever-changing, ever-acerbic rock act Say Anything subverts expectation on a regular basis.
Ukraine to Sign EU Deal that Sparked Revolution
On Friday, Ukraine will sign a sweeping economic and trade agreement with the European Union, a 1,200-page telephone book of a document crammed with rules on everything from turkeys to …
One Editor Convicted, One Cleared in UK Scandal
It was a simple trick—punching in passcodes to listen to messages left on other people's phones. For years the illegal technique, known as phone hacking, helped Britain's News of the …
Crime
Animal Rights Group Alleges Mistreatment in Miss.
An animal rights group said Monday that it is filing complaints in courts in Forrest and Pontotoc counties against two livestock auctions sites where it alleges cows, sheep and other …
Top Shiite Cleric Calls for New Government in Iraq
The spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority called for a new, "effective" government Friday, increasing pressure on the country's prime minister as an offensive by Sunni militants rages on.
Militants Fly Their Black Flags Over Iraq Refinery
Sunni militants hung their black banners on watchtowers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting an ever-increasing stranglehold on the vital facility by insurgents who have seized …
Mississippians to be Paid from SunTrust Settlement
Attorney General Jim Hood says Mississippi consumers will be eligible for payments under a settlement between 48 states, the federal government and SunTrust.
