Swing-State Voters Hit with Mail Ad Barrage
Around lunchtime each day, the latest missives promoting or pillorying Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney arrive in Diane Ouradnik's mailbox. Before long, they're in her trash.
Fewer Absentee Ballots Cast in Miss. than in 2008
Only a third as many Mississippi voters have cast absentee ballots in 2012 as did for the 2008 presidential election.
The Medicaid Question: Expand or Not?
In a less than eyebrow-raising new report, Mississippi's University Research Center has concluded that covering more people with Medicaid would cost the state millions upon millions of dollars.
Loans, Internet Access, Retirement, Steel and Illegal Burritos
Small Business Administration loans in the state were down to their lowest total since 2008, despite the second highest national total ever.
Kerry Baker
Mississippians might remember the small town of Smithville in north Mississippi, which was hit particularly hard in April 2011 by a tornado.
Obama, Romney Pumped for Dash to the Finish
Their debates now history, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday open a two-week sprint to Election Day powered by adrenaline, a boatload of campaign cash and a determination to reach Nov. 6 with no would-have, should-have regrets in their neck-and-neck fight to the finish.
Wisconsin Shooting Brings Call for New Law On Guns
Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa.
Israel's Premier Vows to Build in Jerusalem
Israel's prime minister vowed Tuesday to continue building in a contested Jerusalem district, just days after European Union criticism of Jewish housing there.
FACT CHECK: Romney Flunks Geography, Fails to Spin Auto Bailout
Voters didn't always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Monday night before their last super-sized audience of the campaign. A few of their detours into domestic issues were problematic too.
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday.
Informant: NYPD Paid Me to 'Bait' Muslims
A paid informant for the New York Police Department's intelligence unit was under orders to "bait" Muslims into saying incriminating things as he lived a double life, snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of innocent people attending study groups on Islam, he told The Associated Press.
In Debate Pivot, Romney Passes on Libya Critique, Offers Praise, Agreement with Obama on Foreign Policy
Republican Mitt Romney is acting like a challenger who feels he has enough momentum and time to overtake the president by Election Day, two weeks from now. Judging from Monday's final debate, President Barack Obama almost seems to agree.
Mississippi AD Considers Self-Imposing Penalties
Mississippi athletic director Ross Bjork is considering self-imposing penalties on the women's basketball program as the university cooperates with an NCAA investigation regarding "impermissible recruiting contacts and academic misconduct."
Suspect in Wis. Salon Attack Had History of Abuse
A man suspected of opening fire at a Wisconsin salon where his wife worked, killing three women and wounding four others, had a history of domestic abuse and had been arrested for slashing his wife's tires a few weeks earlier, police said.
Candidates Debate Foreign Policy
Tonight, the presidential candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties will get together to bicker over our nation's foreign policy, issues that frequently take a back seat to domestic issues this election season.
Dozens of States Make it Hard to Get Abortions
It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder.
Winston R. Pittman Sr. and Alma Dent Pittman
Jackson State University recently named the auditorium of its College of Business in honor of Winston R. Pittman Sr. and his wife Alma Dent Pittman.
Community Events and Public Meetings
Hal & Mal's hosts a Presidential Debate Watch Party tonight from 7-11 p.m. in the Red Room.
UCI Agrees to Strip Armstrong of His 7 Tour Titles
Forget the seven Tour de France victories. Forget the yellow jersey celebrations on the Champs Elysees. Forget the name that dominated the sport of cycling for so many years. As far as cycling's governing body is concerned, Lance Armstrong is out of the record books.
Lebanon Launches Major Security Operation
Lebanese troops launched a major security operation on Monday to open all roads and force gunmen off the streets, trying to contain an outburst of violence set off by the assassination of a top intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syria. Sectarian clashes killed at least five people.