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Here's A Full List of Barbour's Pardons; What Do You Think?

Jan. 10, 2011—Click here to read a full list of outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons, then tell us what you think (and what you know about these folks' crimes!)

Putin Sits Down with Ukrainian President for Talks

The presidents of Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine's separatist east.

[Balko] We're All Felons, Now

Perpetual public fear of crime has turned us all into criminals.

Shoestring ‘Conversation' Focused on Solutions

Diving into state and city challenges, panelists at last night's annual Operation Shoestring fund-raising dinner brought the issues to light along with potential solutions. The diverse crowd listened attentively to …

Power Yoga: Easy She Sweats

Ropes, straps and other implements of potential torture hang on the studio's walls. The shelves are filled with bolsters, pranayama pillows, blocks, mats and blankets. The hardwood floors are polished, …

U.S. Military Evacuates Embassy Personnel from Yemen

The U.S. military evacuated non-essential U.S. government personnel from Yemen on Tuesday due to the high risk of attack by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic …

Yahoo's Big Breach Helps Usher in an Age of Hacker Anxiety

Yahoo has become the worst-case example of an unnerving but increasingly common phenomenon — massive hacks that steal secrets and other potentially revealing information from our personal digital accounts, or …

Mississippi Schools Show Signs of Improvement Despite Underfunding

Academic progress primarily comes from good instruction, and staffing schools, especially in south Jackson, has presented JPS recruiters with problems.

A City With Soul

Here is the soul of Jackson breathed onto paper.

Legal Bullies?

February 28, 2007 On Feb. 15, Mayor Frank Melton told WJTV that he was going to sue WAPT because they reported that he had violated his probation by conducting a …

Palin's Pipeline Problem

The Associated Press just published a long investigative piece on Sarah Palin's vaunted pipeline success—and the parts she's not talking about. It starts:

Texas Carries Out its 500th Execution Since 1982

Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.

Ryan: Deporting Young Immigrants Not in Nation's Interest

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday said deporting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally is "not in our nation's interest," as he and President Donald …

Purported IS Video Shows Jordan Pilot Burned to Death

A video released online Tuesday purportedly showed a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State extremist group in Syria being burned to death by his captors following a weeklong drama …

No. 31, May 23 - 30

<b><em>All the Metro Dead</b></em>

Never again. With these words, the world community reacted to the Holocaust and all the horrors associated with it. With these words, the world community proclaimed its resolve to prevent …

Did Mayor Use Teen Funeral Remarks to Taint Jury Pool?

Watch WAPT report here/.

WAPT is reporting that Mayor Frank Melton ditched the proclamation he was supposed to read in deceased teen Chris Ulmer's honor; instead, he defended himself against the federal civil rights …

Kinda Reminds Me Why I Helped Start a Newspaper

Keith Olbermann takes POTUS to task for a phrase uttered in anger (and a strawman argument made in the process) when Bush was confronted with a quote by Colin Powell …

‘Net Neutrality' Struggling in US Senate

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation failed to add an amendment to the "Advanced Telecommunications and Opportunity Reform Act" that would guarantee "net neutrality." The vote, 11-11, means …

At Least 31 Dead in Bombings of Brussels Airport, Metro

Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down …

Criminal Reform Shows Strength at Capitol Gathering from Left, Right

After years of tough-on-crime approaches to arrests and filling prison, conservatives have joined the bandwagon for some types of reform to how America incarcerates its people.