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Person of the Day
Sepp Blatter
It took two countries, but finally, Joseph S. "Sepp" Blatter, the president of FIFA for the last 17 years, a man who was more Teflon than John Gotti, finally went …
Editor's Note
What Is Beauty?
Wherever you are, just appreciate the person looking back at you. Half the battle in life is learning to stop hating what you see in the mirror.
Economy
Group: Women’s Security is Our Security
Wanaki McDuffy is a single mother who is unable to fit both school and work in her schedule. In order to pay for her education, she says she needs a …
City Should be More Proactive on Siemens Oversight
Nearly four months ago, Jackson's Director of Public Works Kishia Powell brought the Siemens water-meter project to a screeching halt when one of her deputies discovered a major mistake that …
Biz Roundup
Torshel, Main Street and HUBZone
Ridgeland resident Israel Martinez decided to start his storm shelter construction company, Torshel, after witnessing the destruction a series of tornadoes in Mississippi caused in 2014.
Vietnam: Don't Tie US Weapons Sales to Human Rights Issues
Questions about human rights violations by the Vietnamese government should have no bearing on whether the U.S. should fully remove its ban on lethal weapons' sales to Hanoi, Vietnam's defense …
Cuba Removed from US Terror List
The Obama administration on Friday formally removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a decision hailed in Cuba as the healing of a decades-old wound and an important step toward …
US says China has Artillery Vehicles on Artificial Island
Two large artillery vehicles were detected on one of the artificial islands that China is creating in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said Friday, underscoring ongoing concerns that Beijing …
Visa Becomes First FIFA Sponsor to Warn it Could Jump Ship
Worried that their reputations will be tarnished by their links to FIFA, major sponsors are demanding that soccer's global governing body clean up its act, with Visa even warning it …
Putin Accuses US of Meddling into FIFA Affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of meddling in FIFA's affairs and hinted that it was part of an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from …
Exxon Shareholders to Vote on Climate Change, Fracking
Shareholders of big oil companies overwhelmingly rejected several environmental resolutions including proposals to put climate-change experts on their boards and set goals for greenhouse-gas emissions.
Congress Wants to Know How Thieves Stole Tax Info from IRS
Congress is demanding answers about how identity thieves were able to steal the personal tax information of more than 100,000 taxpayers from an IRS website.
Soccer Officials Arrested in Zurich; World Cup Votes Probed
Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings into FIFA's awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, only hours after seven soccer officials were arrested Wednesday pending extradition to the U.S. in …
Cover
Tests on Trial
Statewide, 14.83 percent of third graders—5,612 students—failed to reach the minimum score needed for entrance into fourth grade on the first test.
JFP Interviews
Cedric Morgan: ‘Citizen-Friendly’
Cedric Morgan wants to bring his tech savvy and management skills and become the next Hinds County circuit clerk.
Food
How to Not Waste Food
I'm really good at wasting food. I go to the grocery store and drop a fairly decent sum of money on healthy groceries, and then, somehow, I find a reason …
Theater
Ain’t Nothing But the Birthplace of the Blues
The South is the birthplace of the blues, and Public Broadcasting Station's "Blues Road Trip" describes the Mississippi Delta as the genre's emotional heart.
Charter Buying Time Warner Cable as TV Viewers Go Online
As TV watchers increasingly look online for their fix, cable companies are bulking up. In the latest round, Charter Communications is buying Time Warner Cable for $55.33 billion.
Education
The Steep Price of Summer Slide
Research from summerlearning.org suggests that unequal access to summer learning opportunities accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income students.
LGBT
The Tough Work After LGBT Marriage
Married on Saturday, fired on Monday. Rob Hill, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign of Mississippi, said the scenario is a real possibility and fear of LGBT people and …
