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Hunt for Missing Jet Widens to Distant Waters

Authorities are expanding their search for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane to the Malacca Strait, far from its last confirmed location, the airline said Tuesday, injecting new mystery into an …

Senator: CIA Improperly Searched Computer Network

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday the CIA improperly searched a stand-alone computer network established for Congress in its investigation of allegations of CIA abuse in a …

Sheriff: Leads Developing in Case of Missing Girl

Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker says his office is investigating numerous leads in the search for a 2-year-old girl missing for more than a week.

As Lumumba Laid to Rest, Election Begins

As expected, the special election to replace Chokwe Lumumba, who died in late February, is now in full swing—just days after the late mayor's funeral.

Americans Board Public Transit in Booming Numbers

Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming.

Holt Collier

During the Civil War, Holt Collier participated alongside his masters in Company I of the Ninth Texas Cavalry and served as a Confederate spy. During the course of his lifetime, …

Community Meetings and Events

The Mal's St. Paddy's Parade is Saturday, March 15, starting at 1 p.m.

Investigators Chase 'Every Angle' in Missing Jet

Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash …

In China, Brutality Yields Confessions of Graft

China's government is under strong pressure to fight rampant corruption in its ranks, faced with the anger of an increasingly prosperous, well-educated and Internet-savvy public. However, the party's methods for …

U.S. Network to Scan Workers with Secret Clearances

U.S. intelligence officials are planning a sweeping system of electronic monitoring that would tap into government, financial and other databases to scan the behavior of many of the 5 million …

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Hundreds Celebrate Chokwe Lumumba's Life

They came in suits, dresses, dashikis and tunics. They wore an assortment of headwear, everything from riding caps to berets, kufis, hijab and headwraps. They invoked Jesus Christ, Allah and …

Cochran: Corps Adds $14M for Mississippi Projects

Mississippi is one of only four states receiving additional funds from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for dredging and flood control along its major tributaries, according to U.S. Sen. …

As U.S. States Allow Pot Sales, Dutch Reverse Course

A young man at a bus stop hisses at a passer-by: "What you looking for ... marijuana?" It's a scene of street peddling that the Netherlands hoped to stamp out …

GOP Pushes Social Issues at Conservative Showcase

Some of the GOP's most prominent conservatives insisted Friday that Republicans should emphasize hot-button social issues like abortion and gay marriage in this year's midterm elections, exposing an ideological divide …

Half of Millennials More Likely to Lean Democratic

Most of America's young adults are single, don't go to church and while half say they have no loyalty to a political party, when pushed they tend to swing further …

Russia, Ukraine Feud Over Sniper Carnage

One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev?

Jackson Housing Chief Open to Selling Midtown Units

Sheila Jackson, executive director of the Jackson Housing Authority, says she is considering making the rental duplexes at its Midtown housing development available for purchase at some point in the …

Chokwe Lumumba Celebration of Life Service Info

The Honorable Mayor Chokwe Lumumba will lie in state at City Hall on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Dianna Williams

When she was little, Dancing Dolls LLC coach and founder Dianna Williams walked around on her tip-toes saying, "Mommy, I want to be a ballerina!" Since the tender age of …

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