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Egypt in Show of Defiance Against Islamist Leader
Protesters battled police for hours in Cairo on Monday and thousands marched through Egypt's three Suez Canal cities in direct defiance of a night-time curfew and state of emergency, handing …
Masked 'Black Bloc' a Mystery in Egypt Unrest
An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt's wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present themselves as the defenders of protesters …
Obama Asks Police to Help Pass Gun Legislation
President Barack Obama kept up pressure on Congress Monday to pass tough new gun legislation, seeking help from law enforcement leaders in three communities that have suffered the horrors of …
Report: States Force Jobless to Pay Needless Fees
Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary bank fees to collect unemployment benefits.
Transportation Secretary to Leave Administration
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration.
Senate Panel to Vote on Kerry Nomination Tuesday
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be the next secretary of state.
Obama Launches Push for Immigration Overhaul
Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as …
FACT CHECK: The Stretched Case Against Chuck Hagel
Republican-leaning groups opposing President Barack Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department have let loose a barrage of claims about the former GOP senator.
Money Fears vs. Real Benefits in Medicaid Choice
President Barack Obama thinks his health care law makes states an offer they can't refuse.
Katrina's Scars Harder to See as Super Bowl Looms
New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 …
Officials Seek to Stop JSU from Opening in Madison
The city of Madison and Tulane University officials want the state College Board to rescind what they're calling the "premature" approval of Jackson State University's plans to open a Madison …
Oil Leak: Miss. River at Vicksburg Remains Closed
Barges transporting commerce idled among the nearly four dozen vessels stacked up Tuesday along a normally bustling stretch of the Mississippi River, denied transit as crews feverishly sought to clean …
Person of the Day
D.J. Gregory
D.J. Gregory has loved golf since he was 9 years old, despite the fact that he was born with cerebral palsy, which prevents him from being able to play professionally.
Biz Roundup
Restaurants, SBA, BBB, New Paper Plant and Zippity Doo Dah
Babalu Tacos and Tapas led a December food drive that collected more than 1,000 cans of food for Stewpot Community Services.
Education
Scrap MAEP?
The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula the state uses to level funding for the state's K-12 public schools, is wrong, according to state Auditor Stacey Pickering.
Bills Would Combine Miss. School Districts
Bills passed Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee would merge the Clay County and West Point school districts and give agricultural high schools in Coahoma and Hinds counties to the …
US Economy Shrinks 0.1 Pct., 1st Time in 3½ Years
The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank from October through December for the first time since 2009.
Giffords to Speak at Senate Gun Violence Hearing
Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will appear as an unscheduled witness Wednesday at the year's first congressional hearing on curbing gun violence, adding drama to a session that was already …
1 Dead as Vast Storm Rakes South, Midwest
A large storm system packing high winds, hail and several possible tornadoes tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing one person, blacking out power …
GOP Lawmakers See Automatic Cuts as Leverage
Driven by frustration over deficits and debt, Republican conservatives are pushing a politically risky move to permit painfully large automatic spending cuts to strike the Pentagon and domestic programs alike …
