Letters to the Editor
I personally believe the best path to having (the state flag) replaced is for business and higher education leaders (including football coaches) to quietly press the Legislature and governor, much the same way it happened in Georgia when it changed its state flag.
Who Would Jesus Deport?
Religious leaders, political figures and hyperbolic talking heads have yet to reach a consensus on the Bible's application to the issue of immigration in the United States.
LGBT Pols Ready to Play in State
With black folks playing the spoiler in the Mississippi Republican Senate primary, bucking many traditional notions about how politics work in the Magnolia State, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are making a political play of their own.
Ashley Sullivan
Forest Hill High School hired Ashley Sullivan to teach Art I, but she and some of her students were not satisfied with the school's meager art-class offerings.
Expanding Horizons Through Reading
Whether you read or not as an adult, it's important to teach children the value of reading.
Imagining Modern Motown
Every Saturday since June 14, Terminal has invited local acts to display their rap, rock, R&B and everything in between for music-industry professionals as part of an ongoing event called The Search.
The Children Will Lead Them
"And the Children Shall Lead Them" opened June 23 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer.
Poll: Americans Cool to Border-Crossing Children
Americans are wary of granting refugee status to children crossing the U.S. border to flee strife-torn countries in Central America, and most in an Associated Press-GfK poll say the U.S. does not have a moral obligation to accept asylum seekers generally.
Senate Likely to Come Up Short on Border bill
A bill to deal with the immigration surge at the border appears headed for procedural defeat in the Senate as lawmakers trade blame over their inaction on the crisis.
Ukraine Official: Rebels Lay Mines Near Crash Site
International observers turned back Wednesday after making another attempt to reach the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine, and a government official said the area near the zone had been mined by pro-Russian separatists who control it.
Lawmakers Try to Seal $225M Aid Package for Israel
Democratic and Republican members of Congress scrambled Tuesday to seal a $225 million boost to Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system before they break this week for a month-long recess.
EU Adopts Tough New Sanctions on Russia
Shocked into action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner and the resulting deaths of more than 200 Europeans, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, to be followed swiftly by similar punitive measures from the U.S.
Senate Confirms McDonald as VA Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new Veterans Affairs secretary, with a mission to overhaul an agency beleaguered by long veterans' waits for health care and VA workers falsifying records to cover up delays.
Pro-LGBT Group Targets South, Names Rob Hill Director
Fifty-seven percent of LGBT people living in Mississippi have called the Magnolia State home for more than 20 years, yet they receive no protection against discrimination in employment or housing or against hate crimes.
5th Circuit: Mississippi's Only Abortion Clinic Stays Open
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a Mississippi law that would have required the state's only abortion clinic to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital for its OB/GYNs.
Margaret Walker Alexander
Poet and writer Margaret Walker Alexander contributed four volumes of poetry, a biography and numerous essays to the literary world.
Wine Spectator Honors Local Restaurants, Two Franchises Open
Recently, Wine Spectator honored a number of restaurants in Mississippi with its 2014 Restaurant Awards, which highlight the eateries around the globe that offer the best wine selections.
FBI Defends Search for Oklahoma City Bombing Video
The FBI thoroughly searched its archives and found no evidence that more videos of the Oklahoma City bombing exist, agency employees told a judge Monday in a trial that has rekindled questions about whether any others were involved in the 1995 attack.
Shelling Adds to Mounting Civilian Toll in Ukraine
Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday.
Israel Hits Symbols of Hamas Rule; Scores Killed
Israel escalated its military campaign against Hamas on Tuesday, striking symbols of the militant group's control in Gaza and firing tank shells that Palestinian officials said shut down the strip's only power plant in the heaviest bombardment in the war so far.