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Army Study Gives Women Taste of Combat Tasks

With roughly one in five Army positions considered combat-related, commanders are turning to science to find a unisex standard to judge which soldiers physically have the right stuff to fight …

Tiny Houses Help Address Nation's Homeless Problem

While tiny houses have been attractive for those wanting to downsize or simplify their lives for financial or environmental reasons, there's another population benefiting from the small-dwelling movement: the homeless.

Miss. House Passes Sales Tax Holiday for Guns

Plans are moving forward for a Mississippi sales tax holiday for guns, ammunition, bows, arrows and accessories.

U.S. Court to Hear Arguments Over Miss. Abortion Law

A federal appeals court is expected to hear oral arguments in late April or early May in a lawsuit challenging a 2012 law that threatens to close Mississippi's only abortion …

Chokwe Lumumba, 1947-2014

The mayor's legacy is probably cemented; the vision he laid out for Jackson is in doubt.

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Condolences, Statements Rolling in on Death of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba

The reaction is swift and wide to the death of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, 66, Has Died; Tillman Acting Mayor

The news that Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has died is rattling the city.

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Abortion Law Fight to Federal Appeals Court

A federal appeals court is expected to hear oral arguments in late April or early May in a lawsuit challenging a 2012 law that threatens to close Mississippi's only abortion …

Obama Tells Pentagon to Plan for Afghan Pullout

President Barack Obama has ordered the Pentagon to plan for a full American withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of this year should the Afghan government refuse to sign a …

C. African Republic Orphans Walk to Safety Alone

Ibrahim Adamou's parents had just been killed in front of him. He wasn't sure whether any of his five siblings had survived the attack by Christian militiamen who opened fire …

Rules to Limit Marketing Unhealthy Food in Schools

Even the scoreboards in high school gyms will have to advertise only healthy foods under new rules announced Tuesday by the Obama administration.

Major Bitcoin Exchange Said to Be Insolvent

One of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges has seemingly disappeared, delivering a severe blow to the virtual currency as it struggles to gain legitimacy.

Pipe Bomb Investigated at North Miss. Home

A north Mississippi family says law enforcement are investigating a possible pipe bomb found outside their home on Monday.

Chef Emerson Awarded, Raising GMO Awareness and Building Bridges

Jackson chef Derek Emerson, owner of Walker's Drive-in Fondren and Local 463 in Madison, is one of this year's nominees for the James Beard Award for Best Chef.

Dr. Stuart Rockoff

Dr. Stuart Rockoff, the executive director of the Mississippi Humanities Council, says that about 3,000 Jewish soldiers fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

Polio-Like Disease Appears in California Children

An extremely rare, polio-like disease has appeared in more than a dozen California children within the past year, and each of them suffered paralysis to one or more arms or …

Ukraine: No New Government Before Thursday

A former presidential aide despised by protesters has been shot and wounded, his spokesman said Tuesday, raising fears of retaliation as Ukraine charts a new tumultuous political course.

Uganda Tabloid Prints List of 'Top' Homosexuals

A Ugandan newspaper published a list Tuesday of what it called the country's "200 top" homosexuals, outing some Ugandans who previously had not identified themselves as gay one day after …

Effort to Build Gay Marriage Support Heads South

Less than two weeks after a federal judge declared Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a new effort has been launched in the South seeking to build wider acceptance of …

Residents, Businesses Could Get Relief from Busted Pipes

Between the city's aging water and sewer systems and sub-freezing weather, broken pipes have become a contentious issue in Jackson.

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