Roadmaps, Endorsements, Teachers and Thick Steaks
It's been a long time coming, but the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership finally has a long-range economic roadmap for the capital city area.
Big Gaps in Romney Plan on Pre-existing Conditions
There's a huge catch to Mitt Romney's plan: You'd basically have to be covered already to be protected.
Timing Running Out for FEMA Grants
FEMA will take grant applications for Hurricane Isaac assistance through Oct. 31.
Jackson OKs $400M for Fines, Sewer Work
Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says the city was able to craft a deal with the EPA that allowed the city to pay less with more time to make repairs.
U.S., French Physicists Win Nobel for Quantum Work
A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for experiments on quantum particles that may one day help lead to computers many times faster than those in use today.
More Paths to Victory for Obama, But Race Tightening
With swinging polls making the White House race as unpredictable as ever, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were crossing Ohio Tuesday and making their case with new urgency in the campaign's final weeks.
GM Plans to Hire Up to 10,000 Computer Professionals
General Motors is moving past layoffs and the Motor City's rusty, low-tech image. It's setting out on its own to develop software and invent the most advanced gizmos for your car.
Nobel Awarded for Stem Cell, Early Cloning Work
wo scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds.
Sandusky at Risk of Sexual Assault in Prison
Because of who he is and what he's done, Jerry Sandusky could be in particular danger of sexual assault when he is sent off to prison this week.
High Court Looks at Race in College Admissions
Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on their agenda in the middle of a presidential election campaign.
YOUR TURN: Obama's Rope-A-Dope Revisited
We were at my sister's house with two generations watching the first of three scheduled presidential debates. The rest of my siblings kept in touch via telephone and texting.
States Resist Congress' Payday Loan Bill
The power to regulate controversial non-bank products such as installment, title and payday loans could be snatched away from states under a congressional proposal.
Community Events and Public Meetings
Today, the Jackson Touchdown Club Meeting is at 6 p.m. at River Hills Club.
Morris, Nunnelee Tow Party Lines
Republican U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee says he has embraced his party's agenda and wants north Mississippi voters to send him back to Congress so he can keep working on it.
SpaceX Launch of Space Station Resupply Vehicle Planned for Sunday Night
A privately owned rocket was poised to blast off Sunday night on the first of a dozen space station supply missions under a mega-contract with NASA.
Obama and DNC Report $181 Million Haul in Sept., Romney Camp Declines to Release Numbers
A month before Election Day, President Barack Obama's campaign and Democrats posted an impressive fundraising haul, easing the party's concerns that he would face a significant money disadvantage against his well-financed Republican rival in the crucial closing days. Romney shrugged off a drop in unemployment, an issue at the heart of the race, contending it's "crystal clear" a jobs crisis endures.
The Politics of Teen Pregnancy
The Women's Fund, the state's largest grant-making organization for women, is tackling the problem of teen pregnancy head-on with an aggressive public-education campaign.
Apply for Absentee Ballot by Nov. 3
Before you can cast an absentee ballot, you first need to call your county registrar's office to verify your registration.