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Blues That Never Left Home

Mississippi is often called the "Birthplace of America's Music," but one genre in particular never left the state—Mississippi Hill Country Blues.

Civil Rights

DOMA Goes Down; Gay-Rights Advocates Cheer

Chanting "DOMA is Dead," supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers at news of the Supreme Court's decision

Sports

UCLA Ends Bulldogs' 2013 Championship Drive

"As far as Mississippi State goes, they'll be back," Bulldogs shortstop Adam Frazier said.

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Texas Abortion Bill Blocked by Last-Minute 'People's Filibuster'

Initially, Republicans insisted the vote started before the midnight deadline and passed the bill that Democrats spent the day trying to kill. But after official computer records and printouts of …

Education

Miss. Charter School Advocates Form Association

Groups that pushed the passage of Mississippi's new charter school law are forming an association to promote and nurture the schools.

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Convention Center Hotel Plans Announced

In a joint press conference, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr., and Mayor-elect Chokwe Lumumba announced a deal to build a convention center hotel.

Immigration

GOP Divided on Immigration; House Uncertain

Senate Republicans are split over the immigration bill steaming toward approval at week's end, a divide that renders the ultimate fate of White House-backed legislation unpredictable in the House and …

National

Texas Senator Filibusters Against Abortion Bill

Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that …

National

Bulldogs Lose 3-1 to UCLA in Opener of CWS Finals

Mississippi State coach John Cohen couldn't help but think about the what-ifs. What if UCLA's Kevin Kramer hadn't swung at a third strike in the dirt and eventually come around …

National

Zimmerman Portrayed as Vigilante in Fla. Shooting

George Zimmerman was fed up with "punks" getting away with crime and shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin "because he wanted to," not because he had to, prosecutors argued Monday.

World

Taliban Attack Presidential Palace in Kabul

Taliban militants with false papers and military-style uniforms bluffed their way through two checkpoints on their way to Afghanistan's presidential palace Tuesday before jumping out of their explosives-packed vehicle and …

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Hosemann: Miss. Voter ID a Go as SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act

It wasn't terribly surprising given the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the nation's high court officially gutted the most important provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in …

National

Texas Senate Set for Filibuster Finale on Abortion

A sweeping bill that would effectively shut down most abortion clinics across the nation's second most-populous state has stalled in the Texas Senate, and a Democratic filibuster that will only …

National

Power Plant Limits at Center of Obama Climate Plan

Taking climate change efforts into his own hands, President Barack Obama is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost renewable energy production on …

Civil Rights

High Court Voids Key Part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with an up-to-date formula for deciding which states …

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GAO Report Points to Challenges in Setting Up Federal Health Insurance Marketplaces

Testing of computer systems and training of consumer assistance guides are behind schedule, but the Obama administration has met other deadlines in its efforts to open new marketplaces where millions …

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Sports Hall of Fame Hosting CWS Viewing Party

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is hosting a viewing party starting at 6:30 p.m., when Mississippi State takes on UCLA in the first of a best-of-three game …

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Deborah Hardy

For Jackson-native Deborah Hardy, community involvement spurred her to start an organization with a friend, Amos Archie, called the Minority Business Network on March 31, 2011.

National

MSU's '85 Bulldogs Cast a Long Shadow

The star-studded 1985 Mississippi State baseball team has cast a long shadow over every Bulldogs club that followed. Now the 2013 team is poised to do what no other Mississippi …

Civil Rights

Analysis: History Not Just Tucked Away in Books

As Mississippi schools are increasing efforts teach civil rights history, they could turn to people who are still living, and whose memories are still sharp, for firsthand accounts of what …