Poverty Stuck at 15 percent, Record 46.5 Million
The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America's slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an unwelcome benchmark for President Barack Obama's recovery plans.
Reeves Flexes at Budget Hearings
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann plans to have the state's voter-identification law in place by spring or summer of 2014.
Mad Genius, Hospitals, Museums and Women of Vision
Mississippi is set to choose a general contractor for the Mississippi Museum of History and the accompanying Mississippi Civil Rights Museum by Sept. 26.
Jerry and Helen Young
Pastor Jerry Young laughs heartily about his upcoming appearance at Friday's Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation Annual "Evening with the Sickle Cell Stars Gala," where he and his wife of 39 years, Helen Akins Young, will receive honors in the form of a celebrity roast.
Judge Orders New Trial in Killings After Katrina
A federal judge has ordered a new trial for five former New Orleans police officers convicted of civil rights violations stemming from deadly shootings on a bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Colorado Evacuees Return to Find More Heartbreak
The rains finally stopped, allowing many Colorado flood evacuees to return home to toppled houses and upended vehicles with the realization that rebuilding their lives will take months. Search crews, meanwhile, rescued hundreds more people stranded by floodwaters.
Congress Looks to Relax Mandatory Prison Terms
Every weekend, Cindy Martinson treks from her home in Mason City, Iowa, about 160 miles roundtrip to Waseca, Minn. She visits the federal prison there, where her daughter Mandy Martinson, a first-time offender, is in the middle of 15-year prison sentence.
Gunman Navy Yard Rampage Had Mental Problems
The former Navy reservist who slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been hearing voices and was being treated for mental problems in the weeks before the shooting rampage, but was not stripped of his security clearance, officials said Tuesday.
Miss. Officials Say Unspent Katrina Money Targeted
Mississippi officials said millions of dollars in federal aid still unspent years after Hurricane Katrina doesn't spell trouble with the recovery effort, disputing a watchdog report that found among things that jobs' creation was still lagging at the Port of Gulfport.
Miss. Agencies Submitting FY15 Budget Requests
Leaders of Mississippi government agencies are facing scrutiny as they request money for fiscal 2015, which begins July 1.
Stokes: Hinds Should Cash in from 'One Lake'
Despite still being years away from any dirt moving on the so-called One Lake project that aims to mitigate flooding and provide business opportunities along its shore, one member of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors wants to make sure that Hinds County gets its fair share.
Public Universities Ramp Up Aid for the Wealthy, Leaving the Poor Behind
Many public universities, faced with their own financial shortfalls, are increasingly leaving low-income students behind.
Dr. Herman Taylor
The American Heart Association recently named Dr. Herman Taylor, Professor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, vice president of its Greater Southeast Affiliate Board of Directors.
UN: 'Convincing Evidence' of Syria Chemical Attack
U.N. inspectors said Monday there is "clear and convincing evidence" that chemical weapons were used on a relatively large scale in an attack last month in Syria that killed hundreds of people.
Analysis: Barbour Could Still Shape Miss. Policies
Once a governor, always a governor in Mississippi. The title never fades, even when the time in office expires.
Police Responding to Reported Shooter at Navy Yard
Several people were injured in a shooting Monday morning at a building at the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy said, and authorities searched for an active shooter.
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.
Takeovers Set for 2 of 3 Miss. School Districts
The Mississippi state Board of Education is seeking to take over the Claiborne County and Leflore County school districts, but will grant the Yazoo City system a reprieve.
Judge Urged to Accept Halliburton's Guilty Plea
Halliburton Energy Services and Justice Department prosecutors have urged a federal judge to approve a plea deal that calls for the Houston-based company to pay a $200,000 fine for destroying evidence after BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Judge Delays BP Rig Supervisors' Trial Until June
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the manslaughter trial of two BP supervisors who worked on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.