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City & County
Love, Laughter and Zippity Doo Dah
If laughter and love are balms for the soul—and surely they are—spending Valentine's Day morning with Jill Conner Browne provided plenty of both.
Person of the Day
Persizzle of the Dizzle: Snoop Dogg
Since Snoop (nee Calvin Broadus) rapped his first verse on the song "Deep Cover," for the 1992 soundtrack of a film by the same name, fans have crept with him …
Through Fog of Complaints, Sochi's Light Shines
Unfinished hotels, packs of stray dogs with a price on their heads, warnings not to drink the strange-colored water. Westerners coming to Sochi for the Winter Olympics seemed surprised by …
Thai Police Push Out Street Protesters, Briefly
Riot police managed to clear anti-government protesters from a major boulevard in the Thai capital in a small but brief victory Friday as authorities try to reclaim areas that have …
In China, Kerry Talks N. Korea, Regional Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he had won a commitment from China to help bring a belligerent North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks, even as he …
Judge: Va. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Virginia has become the first state in the South to have its same-sex marriage ban overturned, with a late-night federal court ruling that declared the voter-approved amendment unconstitutional.
Miss. Senate Approves Special Education Vouchers
Senators are pushing forward a proposal to give more than $6,000 in state money to the parent of any Mississippi special education student who wants to withdraw their child from …
Suit Over Missouri Execution Drug Draws Scrutiny
A ruling temporarily prohibiting a compounding pharmacy from selling execution drugs to Missouri could have implications across the country, a legal expert said Thursday.
Debt Limit Saves GOP from Political Showdown
Republicans' new acquiescence to letting the government pile up more debt with no strings attached paid double political dividends: It spared the GOP another politically debilitating showdown with President Barack …
Putin Backs Egypt Army Chief's Run for President
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday wished Egypt's military chief victory in the nation's presidential vote, even though he has yet to announce his bid—a strong endorsement signaling Moscow's desire …
Politics
20-Week Abortion Ban Advances to Senate, Possibly Courts
One female lawmaker gave it her best shot, but the Mississippi House of Representatives approved a proposal this morning to ban abortions after 20 weeks of conception.
Health Care
The PTSD Crisis That's Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods
A growing body of research shows that Americans with traumatic injuries develop PTSD at rates comparable to veterans of war.
Person of the Day
Mississippi State Baseball
One of the best stories of 2013 had to be the Mississippi State University baseball team's magical run to Omaha to play in the College World Series.
U.S., S. Korea Warn N. Korea Against Aggression
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart warned North Korea on Thursday against any possible aggression amid mixed signals from the North over returning to denuclearization …
In Rare Winter Sweep, U.S. Rules Olympic Slopestyle
For only the third time in Winter Games history, the United States swept the podium, capturing the top three spots Thursday in slopestyle skiing's Olympic debut to revive the country's …
Comcast to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45 Billion
Comcast Corp. will buy Time Warner Cable Inc. for about $45.2 billion in a deal that would combine the nation's top two cable TV companies and create a dominant force …
17,350 in Miss. Enroll in US-Run Health Exchange
New figures show 17,350 Mississippi residents have signed up for private health insurance using a website run by the federal government.
House Nixes Plan for District for Failing Schools
House members have rejected a plan to create a separate statewide school district in Mississippi to take over individual failing schools.
Music
Silent G’s 2013 Album Marathon
My mission in 2013 was to listen to as many new releases as possible and to document them. I listened to 60 albums and ranked them; here are my top …
