Court Hears Case of Woman Accused in Stillbirth
Prosecutors urged the Mississippi Supreme Court to allow them to pursue a manslaughter charge against a Lamar County woman whose child was stillborn and had taken drugs during her pregnancy.
Miss. Lawmakers OK Partially State-Funded Pre-K
Mississippi government would directly fund a limited preschool program for the first time under a bill on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.
Ala. Legislature OKs Stricter Abortion Standards
Alabama lawmakers late Tuesday gave final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions.
Immigration Bill Envisions New Farm Worker Program
Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who have come to the country illegally.
Decades After King's Death, Memphis Jobs at Risk
They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation department that treated them with indifference bordering on disdain.
U.S. Moves on N. Korea Aimed at Deterring New Leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula—first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships—is as much about psychological war as real war.
High-Profile Rapes Threaten India Tourism Business
A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn't deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour.
Obama to Press for Gun Measures in Colorado
Obama is visiting Denver Wednesday, stepping up his call for universal background checks for gun buyers.
Mississippi House Passes Charter Schools Bill
House members voted 62-56 Tuesday with no debate to approve a House-Senate agreement on House Bill 369.
North Korea Vows to Restart Nuclear Facilities
North Korea said Tuesday it will restart its long-shuttered plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material, in what outsiders see as its latest attempt to extract U.S. concessions by raising fears of war.
NRA Study Suggests Trained, Armed School Staffers
The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train selected staffers as armed security officers.
Customers Pack Conn. Gun Stores After Deal on Laws
Customers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state's gun control laws, including a ban on the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown shooting and a new classification for more than 100 types of guns as banned assault weapons.
Charter Schools on Track to be Law
After once debating the issue well past midnight earlier in the session, yesterday the Mississippi House approved a charter-school bill without a peep from opponents.
Drafthouse Survey, Homebuyer's Forum, College and Tourism
Groups of college students with the Else School of Management at Millsaps College are conducting surveys to determine the market viability of bringing a dine-in cinema concept theater to the Pix Capri Theatre building in Fondren.
Cassandra "Cassi" Davis
Ask Cassandra "Cassi" Davis who is responsible for her success as an actress, and she answers, "God Did It."
U.S. Construction Up 1.2 Percent in February
Spending on U.S. construction projects rebounded in February, helped by a surge in home construction, which rose to the highest level in more than four years.
Conn. Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan Gun Control Plan
With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible.
High-Skilled Visa Requests Likely to Exceed Supply
The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies.
Texas DA's Killing Puts Other Prosecutors on Alert
After one of his assistant prosecutors was gunned down in January, Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland carried a gun everywhere, even when walking the dog.
Sifting of Sept. 11 Debris Begins Anew
Anxieties are renewed more than a decade after the attacks.