Business, Unions Negotiating Guest Worker Program
Business leaders and labor union officials are delving into high-stakes negotiations over a particularly contentious element of immigration reform—a guest worker program to ensure future immigrants come here legally.
Small Ala. Town: Relief that Child Hostage is Safe
A 5-year-old boy was back with his ecstatic family and playing with his toy dinosaur after his nearly weeklong ordeal as a hostage in an underground bunker was ended by a sudden police raid and the death of his kidnapper.
Obama Seeks to Avoid Sequester with Short-Term Fix
President Barack Obama will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic across the board cuts that are scheduled to kick in March 1.
Dell in $24.4B Founder-Led Deal to Go Private
Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers.
Some Reproductive Health Bills Set to Die in Miss. House
At least two bills affecting reproductive health will die in the Mississippi House because a chairman says he won't bring them up for debate before a Tuesday deadline.
FBI: Officers Stormed Bunker When Child in Danger
Officials say they stormed a bunker in Alabama to rescue a 5-year-old child being held hostage there after his abductor was seen with a gun.
Hinds E911 Fund Almost Empty
Hinds County's emergency-communications system is in a state of financial emergency.
Fed Economist Steps Into Dispute On Geographic Differences in Health Spending
An economist at the Federal Reserve has re-stoked the debate over the causes of regional differences in Medicare spending, and her analysis disputes some of the thinking behind a number of policy changes in the 2010 health law.
Adam Huttler
While completing his junior year, studying in London at the British American Drama Academy and finishing college at Sarah Lawrence College, Adam Huttler founded a company.
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Women of Color Summit is Friday, Feb. 8 at Mississippi State University in the Colvard Student Union's Foster Ballroom.
Power Outage Stops Super Bowl for 34 Minutes
The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday.
Plan July 6 to Outline Spending of BP Spill Fines
The committee set up to manage most environmental fines going to the states affected by the BP oil spill of 2010 says it will release its plan July 6.
Obama Says Boy Scouts Should Allow Gays as Members
President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions.
Taliban Peace Talks Flounder as Troops Draw Down
The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made a surprise offer to share power in a post-war Afghanistan.
Body Count Rises in Mexico Blast
Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found two more bodies amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of Thursday's explosion to 35 people.
Bullying Study: It Does Get Better for Gay Teens
It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.
Ravens Edge 49ers 34-31 in Electric Super Bowl
For a Super Bowl with so many story lines, this game came up with quite a twist.
Obama to Campaign for Gun Proposals in Minnesota
Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community.
Mar. 17, 2013 - Sunday
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Hot Shots, Byram - <b>Mike and Marty's Jam Session</b> Sophia's, Fairview Inn - <b>Knight Bruce</b> 11 a.m. (brunch) Fitzgerald's - <b>Andy Hardwick</b> (brunch) 11 a.m. Table 100 - <b>Raphael Semmes (jazz brunch)</b> 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sombra Mexican Kitchen - <b>John Mora</b> 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mar. 16, 2013 - Saturday
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Click here for venue addresses and phone numbers. Hot Shots, Byram - Karaoke 8 p.m. Soul Wired Cafe - Strictly Soul Saturdays 9 p.m., $5, ladies free until 11:30 Bottoms Up – DJ & Show – 9 p.m.