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Chemical Weapons Inspectors Cross into Syria
An advance group of international inspectors arrived in Syria on Tuesday to begin the ambitious task of overseeing the destruction of President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons program.
Americans Anxious, Irritated as Gov't Shuts Down
The partial government shutdown that began Tuesday left many federal workers uncertain of their financial future, with many facing unpaid furloughs or delays in paychecks.
Health Insurance Markets Open; Success to Be Seen
The online insurance marketplaces at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are showing signs of trouble handling the volume of consumers on the first day of a …
Government Shutdown Begins Over Health Care Feud
Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a protracted dispute over President Barack Obama's signature health care law reached a boiling point, forcing some 800,000 federal …
BP Accused of Lying to Gov't During Gulf Oil Spill
BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a …
Kemper Delay Could Cost Shareholders $133 Million
Mississippi Power Co. could announce in coming days that it won't meet a May deadline to start commercial operation at the $4.3 billion power plant it's building in Kemper County.
Politics
David Archie Sues for New Election
David Archie, the third-place finisher in last week's Democratic primary for Hinds County's District 2 seat, wants a new election and is suing his own party to get it.
Business
The Impact and Echoes of the Wal-Mart Discrimination Case
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes in June 2011, no one needed a Richter scale to know it was a Big One.
Evelyn Lowery
Civil rights and women's empowerment activist Evelyn Lowery, wife of the Rev. Joseph Lowery, died in her Georgia home Thursday, Sept. 26.
Chemical Weapons Inspectors Outline Syria Plan
Inspectors who will oversee Syria's destruction of its chemical weapons said Sunday their first priority is to help the country scrap its ability to manufacture such arms by a Nov. …
Obama to Meet with Netanyahu, Iran Likely Topic
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting at a time that the three-decade estrangement between the United States and Iran may be nearing an end.
Federal Gov't Edges to Shutdown Over Health Care
The Senate has the next move on budget legislation that has fueled a bitter dispute over President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
Federal Gulf Oil Spill Trial Resumes
Billions of dollars are at stake as the federal trial resumes over the 2010 disaster.
Mississippi's Nature Tourism Back on the Table
It's been several post-Hurricane Katrina years since the groups involved in ecotourism gathered to inventory natural resources and talk about how to spread the word to birdwatchers, kayakers, hunters, hikers …
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.
House GOP Puts Forth New Demands to Delay Obamacare; Senate Dems Reject Them Outright
Locked in a deepening struggle with President Barack Obama, House Republicans demanded a one-year delay in major parts of the nation's new health care law and permanent repeal of a …
Bryant Leads Cancer Awareness Event on Motorcycles
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and his wife, Deborah, are taking part in a Jackson-to-Gulfport motorcycle ride Saturday to help bring attention to breast cancer research.
2 Mississippi Senators Vote Against Gov't Funding
Both of Mississippi's U.S. senators voted Friday against legislation to fund the federal government through mid-November.
Business
Metrocenter Listed for $6.5 Million
Real estate broker The Overby Company is listing Metrocenter Mall, once a commercial powerhouse, for sale at $6.5 million.
Environment
Climate Scientists Get Swift-Boated
The word early from scientists gathered in Stockholm is clear: The planet is changing, and humans are the cause.
