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‘Black Flag’: An Immersive Expansion

The impressive experience of “Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag” makes an admirable case for more nautical adventures in video games.

What Was She Thinking?!?

Blame the "Real Housewives," blame social media, blame society for conditioning us to feel better about ourselves by putting others down ... or blame ourselves.

Gulf Drilling Saga Almost Over?

A controversy that started more than two years ago, during the waning days of Gov. Haley Barbour's final term in office, sparking a lengthy legal battle between environmentalists and state …

Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties

In 1982, in a landmark effort to keep people from being fleeced by the oil industry, the federal government passed a law establishing that royalty payments to landowners would be …

Drilling, One Lake Need Real Public Airing-Out

We oppose the state's plan to lease parcels in Mississippi's magnificently pristine sound to exploration and oil and gas drilling.

Legislative Update: Heart of the City

In addressing the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership's annual meeting last Wednesday, Bryant spoke frequently about the capital city.

Council Hears Zoning Issues; Certifies Election

Jackson City Council members heard opposing views on zoning issues on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and some briefly called into question the results of Jan. 14 vote to approve a 1-percent …

Pam Anglin

Pam Anglin doesn't quite know how she got into the antiques business. The job just fell into her lap.

What Would Jeff Do?

We become great when we set out to build others up.

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Pat Metheny Brings Jazz to Jackson

Few jazz musicians' resumes can parallel that of fusion and post-bop guitarist Pat Metheny.

Fed is Expected to Further Trim Bond Purchases

The Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to further reduce its stimulus for the U.S. economy even though that prospect has unsettled global financial markets.

Republicans Say Obama Can't Do Much Without Them

Congressional Republicans swiftly and sharply rejected President Barack Obama's vow to act on his own if lawmakers won't help him create jobs and narrow the nation's yawning income gap, insisting …

Syria Talks in Geneva Make 'Positive' Step Forward

Syrian negotiators discussed the establishment of a transitional government body for the first time Wednesday, an opposition delegate said, describing it as a "positive step forward," a day after talks …

States Consider Reviving Old-Fashioned Executions

With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing …

Cuba's Castro Calls for Integration Free of U.S.

Cuban President Raul Castro called on Latin American and Caribbean leaders Tuesday to work together on pressing regional problems at a gathering of all Western Hemisphere nations except the U.S. …

Dems Push for Fair Pay

Democrats in the state Legislature are advocating a number of bills that put equal pay for women in the forefront.

JSU Opens New Apple Store, Starbucks

Tiger Tech @ JSU, an Apple Authorized Campus Store located on the first floor of the Jackson State University Student Center, will host its grand opening Jan. 31 at 10 …

Judy Meredith

James Meredith isn't the only one in his family working to change society. His wife, Judy, has been elected to the Fulbright Association's National Board of Directors and Diversity Task …

Obama Speech to Challenge Congress on Minimum Wage

Challenging lawmakers to help him create greater economic opportunity, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address Tuesday to announce he's raising the minimum wage for new …

Ousted Egyptian Leader Defiant in Second Trial

Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Morsi stood alone in a soundproof glass-encased metal cage at the start of a new trial Tuesday wearing a white prison uniform, pacing and shouting angrily …