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Senate Confirms Hagel for Defense Secretary
The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.
DHS Releasing Illegal Immigrants Before Sequester
A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants being held in immigration jails across the country, …
Bipartisan Agreement on Need for More Farm Workers
Republicans and Democrats said Tuesday that farmers should be allowed to hire foreign workers more easily as Congress reworks U.S. immigration laws. But there was some disagreement on how it …
Benedict to Be Called 'Emeritus Pope,' Wear White
Two pontiffs, both wearing white, both called "pope" and living a few yards from one another, with the same key aide serving them.
Court Appears Conflicted Over DNA Sampling Issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let police take DNA without a warrant …
First Witness Testifies in Gulf Oil Spill Trial
BP failed to implement a new safety plan on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon drilling rig even though the company realized a blowout in the Gulf of Mexico was its greatest …
Miss. Senate Passes Secretary of State Budget
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday approved $695,000 for the secretary of state to defend a proposed voter identification law, and the budget bill moves on to the House for more …
Obama, Top Lawmakers to Meet Friday on Budget Cuts
The meeting will come after Congress has officially missed the deadline for averting the cuts.
Hagel Takes Helm at Pentagon After Bitter Fight
Chuck Hagel took charge Wednesday of the Defense Department with deep budget cuts looming and Republican opponents still doubtful that he's up to the job.
Budget Battle Guide: This Time May Be for Real
America's leaders have threatened to shut the government down, drive it over a cliff and bounce it off the ceiling. Now they're ready to smack it with a "sequester." And …
Advanced Breast Cancer Edges Up in Younger Women
Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching …
BP Executive Testifies at Gulf Oil Spill Trial
A ranking BP executive testified Tuesday that the London-based oil giant and its contractors share the responsibility for preventing blowouts like the one that killed 11 workers and spawned the …
Wireless Connections Creep Into Everyday Things
The first wave of wireless was all about getting people to talk to each other on cellphones. The second will be getting things to talk to each other, with no …
Obama Rejects Plan for More Say in Spending Cuts
President Barack Obama brushed off a Republican plan Tuesday to give him flexibility to allocate $85 billion in looming spending cuts, wanting no part of a deal that would force …
Miss. House OKs List of Tax Breaks for Businesses
The Mississippi House has approved tens of millions of dollars' worth of tax breaks for businesses, but it's unclear if the proposals will survive the Senate.
Norwood Wins Senate Election
Former Jackson Public Schools school board member Sollie B. Norwood has defeated former Jackson city councilman Marshand Crisler in a runoff to complete the term of the late state Sen. …
First Lady's Anti-Obesity Campaign Prompts Change
Wal-Mart is putting special labels on some store-brand products to help shoppers quickly spot healthier items.
Organic Living
Playing Odds of Last Frost Planting
Just about every day, I hear of someone who just couldn't wait until planting time to start digging in the ground and planting a crop for summer.
Editor's Note
Making it Work
I love the Academy Awards—analyzing starlets' sartorial choices on the red-carpet pre-show (while trying to ignore the inane Ryan Seacrest-y questions, of course), attempting to predict the big winners and …
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Euvester Simpson
Originally from Itta Bena, Euvester Simpson returned to Mississippi after starting high school in Wisconsin, and graduated from Greenwood's Amanda Elzy High School.
