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Gov't Finalizes Offshore Drilling Safety Rule

Regulators issued a final set of safety rules for offshore drilling, fine-tuning emergency measures put in place after the 2010 BP oil disaster.

National

Thousands Mark Elvis' Death, Get Surprise Visit

Thousands of devotees converged on Graceland to mark the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death.

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Laugh 'Til You Cry

"The Campaign" squares off Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as opposing candidates running for a U.S. congressional seat from the Tar Heel State of North Carolina.

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FBI: Disgruntled Inmates Sparked Prison Riot

A Federal Bureau of Investigations report about the cause of a May riot at a privately run federal prison in Natchez refutes initial reports that a gang fight sparked the …

Domestic Violence

YouTube Series Targets Military Sexual Assault

Featuring "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals and Troian Bellisario, "Lauren" gives a close-up look at the challenges women service members face in trying to find justice after being raped.

National

AP Factchecks Romney-Ryan's First-Day Claims

Not all the rhetoric fit neatly with reality or with the record when Romney introduced his Republican vice presidential choice to the nation Saturday.

National

Doctors Call for a 'Public Health' Solution to Gun Violence in the United States

Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look …

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Hate Music Big Business for White Supremacists

When they aren't ranting in Internet forums, many of the nation's white supremacists seek a louder outlet for their extreme views: thunderous, thrashing heavy metal or punk music with lyrics …

Crime

Gunman Called on Fellow White Supremacists to Act

Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause.

World

Oxfam: Hundreds Being Killed in East Congo

New militia groups have arisen and older ones are reasserting themselves, killing hundreds of defenseless civilians, the British charity Oxfam said Tuesday.

State Government

Flaggs: Too Many In Prison

Mississippi House Corrections Chairman George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg, said that many inmates would be better off confined at home and monitored electronically.

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Community Events and Public Meetings

The Privette School Scholastic Book Fair is Aug. 6-10 at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church.

Crime

Sikh Shooter Was White Supremacist, Purchased Gun Legally

The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before he was shot to death by police was identified Monday as a 40-year-old Army veteran and former …

World

10 Things To Know for Monday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Crime

Police Call Sikh Temple Attack 'Domestic Terrorism'

Sikh rights groups have reported a rise in bias attacks since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Crime

Feds Want Doctor to Forfeit Weapons Cache

Authorities are seeking the forfeiture of 73 guns and nearly 60,000 rounds of ammunition from a Mississippi doctor charged with shooting at deputies after a domestic disturbance in February.

Sports

Son of Philadelphia Eagles Coach Found Dead

Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead Sunday morning in his room at training camp at Lehigh University.

World

10 Things to Know for Friday

A look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories people will talk about today.

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Families Fear Inmates' Safety

The families of two of the three Pod C inmates still in the Hinds County Correctional Facility say they want officials to move their relatives to a different facility immediately.

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Why Are Our Kids Last?

Jackson-area child advocacy organizations say Mississippi's kids don't have to be in last place.