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As NORAD Tracks Santa, Critics Track NORAD
The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa's global whereabouts. But there's something new this year: public criticism.
Budget Deal Splits GOP Leaders in House, Senate
Senate Republican leaders are criticizing a bipartisan budget deal, parting ways with their House counterparts who shepherded the measure through that chamber last week.
Lawsuit: Mental Health Facility Negligent
A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being sexually abused by a nurse while he was …
City & County
Jackson Fills Recycling Need
Soon, people who don't have residential recycling pickup will have a new drop-off location in the city of Jackson.
Person of the Day
Rep. Jeramey Anderson
The recently elected Rep. Jeramey Anderson, D-Moss Point, was sworn in to the Mississippi House of Representatives Dec. 6, which happened to be his 22nd birthday.
Events
Community Meetings and Events
New Stage Theatre presents "A Christmas Carol" for 3 nights from Wednesday, Dec. 18 to Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
Relative: Mandela Signer in Group that Burned Men
The bogus sign language interpreter at last week's Nelson Mandela memorial service was among a group of people who accosted two men found with a stolen television and burned them …
28-Year Sentence in Ohio in $100M Charity Scam
A judge handed down a 28-year prison sentence Monday to a man convicted of masterminding a $100 million, cross-country Navy veterans charity fraud.
UN: $12.9 Billion Aid Needed in 2014
The United Nations said Monday it will need nearly $13 billion in aid in 2014 to reach at least 52 million people in 17 countries, including the millions of Syrians …
City & County
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.
Miss. Hospital Does Its 1st Pancreas Transplant
Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have performed the facility's first pancreas transplant in a 49-year-old diabetes patient who also received a kidney during the procedure.
City & County
Gray to Bus Drivers: Wait 'Til Next Year
More than a hundred Jackson Public Schools bus drivers met with District Superintendent Cedrick Gray Friday morning at Powell Middle School.
Environment
New Report: Unregulated Contaminants Common in Drinking Water
Traces of 18 unregulated chemicals were found in drinking water from more than one-third of U.S. water utilities in a nationwide sampling, according to new, unpublished research by federal scientists.
Person of the Day
Tonya Boyd-Cannon
What happens when silk meets sand? The answer may be found in the sultry singing voice of Tonya Boyd-Cannon.
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Sunday, Ballet Magnificat! presents "Snow Queen" at 2 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.
More Purges May Follow Execution of Kim's Uncle
The execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle brought a swift and violent end to a man long considered the country's second most powerful. But while Jang Song …
Huge Crowds Gather in Hopes of Seeing Mandela Body
It was easy to see the thousands of people who had been turned away Friday in their bid to say farewell to Nelson Mandela—they were the ones fighting back tears …
S. Africa Investigates Sign Interpreter
The South African government says it is aware of reports that the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial once faced a murder charge, and says he's being investigated.
Ex-BP Engineer Isn't Expected to Testify at Trial
A former BP drilling engineer isn't expected to testify at his trial on charges he deleted text messages about the company's response to its massive 2010 oil spill in the …
Economy
Report: State Would Reap $14 Billion from Medicaid Expansion
Even with the intense debate that has taken place over the last year or so, the conversation over Medicaid expansion in Mississippi has remained somewhat abstract, focusing on the costs …
