Guy to Headline New Jackson Festival
Five-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy will headline a new Jackson festival in 2013.
Miss. Gov. Tells Teens to Avoid Early Parenthood
To fight Mississippi's highest-in-the-nation teen birth rate, is it best to give young people detailed information about contraception or to just tell them to abstain from sex before marriage?
U.S. Economy Adds 146K Jobs, Rate Falls to 7.7 Percent
The Labor Department's report Friday offered a mixed picture of the economy.
Bryant Sets Date for Senate Seat
Gov. Phil Bryant has scheduled a special election for Jan. 15 to fill a vacancy in the state Senate.
For a Mere $1.5 Billion, a New Company Promises to Fly You and a Companion to the Moon
Attention wealthy nations and billionaires: A team of former NASA executives will fly you to the moon in an out-of-this-world commercial venture combining the wizardry of Apollo and the marketing of Apple.
"Patron Saint of the Tea Party" Announces Surprise Resignation From U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Jim DeMint, patron saint of the tea party and a would-be Republican kingmaker, announced suddenly Thursday he would resign his South Carolina seat to head Washington's conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, a shift that reverberated through a soul-searching GOP.
With Pot Legal in Washington State, The Work On Regulation Begins... If the Feds Wll Let It
People openly lit joints under the Space Needle and on Seattle's sidewalks — then blew the smoke at TV news cameras. To those looking to "get baked," the city's police department suggested pizza and a "Lord of the Rings" movie marathon.
JPS Refinancing Costly
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees is refinancing millions worth of the district's bond debt.
Toxic Couches?
Flame retardants in U.S. furniture are on the rise, with a new study finding them in nearly all couches tested.
Sen. Alice Harden
As the minority party in the Mississippi Senate, the conventional wisdom would suggest that Democrats don't tally many legislative victories.
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
U.S. Unemployment Aid Applications Drop to 370K
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell sharply last week as a temporary spike caused by Superstorm Sandy has faded. Weekly applications have fallen back to a level consistent with modest hiring.
How Far Over the 'Fiscal Cliff' Could They Go?
The dealmakers who warn that a year-end plunge off the "fiscal cliff" would be disastrous don't seem to be rushing to stop it. Why aren't they panicking?
About 350 Die in Philippine Typhoon, 400 Missing
A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday.
Dave Brubeck, Legend Who Helped Define Jazz, Dies
You don't have to be a jazz aficionado to recognize "Take Five," the smoky instrumental by the Dave Brubeck Quartet that instantly evokes swinging bachelor pads, hi-fi systems and cool nightclubs of the 1950s and '60s.
Historic Miss. Buildings Open for Candlelight Tour
The Mississippi Capitol and other historic buildings are decked out for the Old Jackson Christmas by Candlelight Tour.
New Judge Assigned to Case Against BP Supervisors
A new judge was assigned Wednesday to the case against two BP supervisors charged in the deaths of 11 workers aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in 2010, after the previous judge disclosed his wife owns stock in one of the contractors.
Smokers Celebrate as Wash. Legalizes Marijuana
Happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning bespoke the new reality.
Two Conferences Address Miss. Teen Pregnancy Rate
Organizers say it's just a coincidence that separate conferences about teenage pregnancy are taking place in the same facility on the same day.
AP Poll: Americans Want Top Earners to Pay More, Don't Favor Entitlement and Defense Cuts
Americans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Fewer than half the Republicans polled favor continuing the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.