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Jarvis Williams

Why does Ward 3 need you on the Jackson City Council right now?

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David L. Archie

Why does Ward 3 need you on the Jackson City Council right now?

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AP Analysis: Obama Barreling Into His Final Two Years with SOTU Speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just the State of the Union speech that President Barack Obama is turning on its head. It's the whole notion of a lame-duck president.

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Brandon Gay-Straight Protest Planned Today

Despite fervent backlash from detractors, a demonstration against what LGBT activists call discrimination against a group of students who wanted to create a Gay-Straight Alliance at the school will continue …

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James Meredith

It shouldn't be surprising that James Meredith, whose life and activism is the subject of a whole corner at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, has a plan to …

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HIV Services, Convention Center Award and the State Economy

The publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, a national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, recently presented the Jackson Convention Complex with a 2014 Readers' Choice Award.

National

Theater Shooting Defendant in Court as Jury Selection Nears

Theater shooting defendant James Holmes sat quietly and rocked slightly back and forth in his chair on Tuesday just hours before the start of the arduous process of choosing a …

National

Opening Round Iran Sanctions Fight Kicks Off in Senate

Congress and President Barack Obama are on a fast track toward confrontation over sanctions on Iran.

Health Care

New Privacy Concerns Over Government's Health Care Website

A little-known side to the government's health insurance website is prompting renewed concerns about privacy, just as the White House is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections for consumers.

World

A Look at the Hostages Believed Held by Islamic State Group

A list of foreign hostages believed held by the Islamic State group and some of those who have been released, reportedly in exchange for ransom money:

World

Islamic State Group Threatens to Kill 2 Japanese Hostages

The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom Tuesday from Japan's premier during his visit to …

National

Supreme Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Debit Card Fees

The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from retailers who claim the Federal Reserve allows banks to charge businesses too much for handling debit card transactions.

World

5 Chechens Arrested in France, Including 1 with Explosives

Five Russians have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as four other men appeared at a court in Paris, …

City & County

Sentencing Set for 10 in Racial Beatings that Killed Man

Sentencing dates have been set for all 10 people who pleaded guilty to charges from the hate crimes investigation stemming from the death of James Craig Anderson.

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Tate Reeves Proposes Changes to Tax Code, MAEP, Hospitals

Talk around the Capitol suggests that because it is an election year, nothing substantial will get done. But it's clear that the state leadership has a different idea.

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Tougaloo, Millsaps Spend MLK Day With Fun and Community

The MLK Day Play-n-Serve, sponsored by Tougaloo and Millsaps colleges, is a reminder of how our nation has changed.

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Bayard Rustin

If Martin Luther King Jr. was the face and the voice of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s, Bayard Rustin was the movement's conscience because he was …

World

Islamic State Group Releases 200 Captive Yazidis in Iraq

The Islamic State group released about 200 Yazidis held for five months in Iraq, mostly elderly, infirm captives who likely slowed the extremists down, Kurdish military officials said Sunday.

National

Secret Service: Shots Fired Outside Bidens' Delaware Home

Multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle near the Delaware home of Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday night, the U.S. Secret Service said Sunday. The vice president and his …

World

Ukraine Leader Vows to Retake Separatist-Held East

Ukraine's president vowed Sunday to reassert government control over eastern regions as the army unleashed a counter-offensive against Russian-backed separatist fighters vying for command over the airport in the city …