How Cellphone Companies Have Resisted Rules for Disasters
In a natural disaster or other emergency, one of the first things you're likely to reach for is your cellphone.
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Welcome Reception for Dr. Lawrence T. Potter Jr. is Dec. 7, 4-6 p.m., in Ayer Hall at Jackson State University.
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Glance: Implementation of Health Law by State
An early look at the routes states are taking to implement President Barack Obama's health care law, including health insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid coverage, along with the number of people in each state who don't have health insurance.
Suit Filed Over Greenwood Doctor's Prosecution
Greenwood oncologist Arnold Smith has asked a federal judge to throw out a capital murder charge related to a shootout at a local law office.
Obama Taking Tough Stand on Fiscal Cliff Talks
The White House has laid out its vision for pulling back from the looming "fiscal cliff" and now demands that opposition Republicans get specific about their plan to prevent what many economists predict would mean a return to recession and spiking unemployment in a still-fragile U.S. economy.
Veterans' Gun Rights Sticky Issue in Defense Bill
Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun?
Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid Expansion for Poor
It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake.
Entergy Completes $206M Purchase of Power Plant
Entergy Mississippi says it has completed its $206 million purchase of a Jackson power plant.
AP IMPACT: China Overtaking U.S. as Global Trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States.
In Search of the Salamanders
On cold, dreary winter nights, tall flashing caution lights along a rocky stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway will warn drivers to brake for salamanders.
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.
History Marker Placed at Old Neshoba County Jail
A Mississippi historical marker has been placed at the old Neshoba County jail site in Philadelphia where three civil rights workers were held hours before they were ambushed and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in 1964.
Winter: Too Little Momentum Now to Help Education
Current leaders are offering only small-scale ideas, not ambitious plans that could strengthen the entire public school system.
JPS Supe Addressing Mental Health
Last school year one Jackson student was suspended from school 19 times, Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray said this morning at Koinonia Coffee House's Friday Forum.
Dog Bites BPA: Chemicals Leak from Plastic Training Toys
Dogs that chew on plastic training devices and toys may be exposed to hormone-altering chemicals, according to research at Texas Tech University.
Sen. Bennie Turner
Sen. Bennie Turner, D-West Point, died Tuesday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, at age 64.
It's the Weekend!
Tonight, the preview party for the Chimneyville Crafts Festival kicks off at 7 p.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart.
10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.