Disparity in Sex Crimes' Sentences SeenWhen attorney Rod Ray was defending a client accused of sexual battery, he gave an impassioned speech to members of the jury, asking them to take the facts of the case into account and not give in to public perception …
Robbery Suspects Still in CustodySuspects are still in custody after a Wednesday hearing on charges of them with the armed robbery for the Nov. 30 incident at Swell-O-Phonic Skateboard Company at N. State St.
Child-Care Providers Seek Lawmaker HelpChild-care providers are asking state and federal lawmakers to intervene in their ongoing fight against a controversial new finger-scanning program.
$2 Billion Price Tag for Presidential ElectionThe 2012 presidential election broke the $2 billion milestone in its final weeks, becoming the most expensive in American political history, according to final federal finance reports released Thursday. The reports detailed a last-minute cascade of money from mega-donors and …
Miss. Gov. Tells Teens to Avoid Early ParenthoodTo fight Mississippi's highest-in-the-nation teen birth rate, is it best to give young people detailed information about contraception or to just tell them to abstain from sex before marriage?
"Patron Saint of the Tea Party" Announces Surprise Resignation From U.S. SenateWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Jim DeMint, patron saint of the tea party and a would-be Republican kingmaker, announced suddenly Thursday he would resign his South Carolina seat to head Washington's conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, a shift that reverberated through …
JPS Refinancing CostlyThe Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees is refinancing millions worth of the district's bond debt.
Toxic Couches?Flame retardants in U.S. furniture are on the rise, with a new study finding them in nearly all couches tested.
AP Poll: Americans Want Top Earners to Pay More, Don't Favor Entitlement and Defense CutsAmericans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Fewer than half the Republicans polled favor …
Hinds Jail Could be PrivatizedThe beleaguered Hinds County Detention Center at Raymond could come under new management—a private corrections firm.
Schoolhouse to the Statehouse On Tuesday, Jan. 15, youth from all over Mississippi will come to Jackson to talk to state legislators.
'Change Your World'Harvard professor and political consultant Steve Jarding capped off last week's Mississippi Black Leadership Summit by telling a small group of students and community leaders what he believes it takes to be a leader.
Miss. Student Challenges Suspension Over Rap Song A Mississippi school district contends it was justified to suspend a student for recording a rap song that educators believed would disrupt classes and was a threat to teachers.
Judge Tosses Spill Claims Against Dispersant Maker U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled last week that federal laws shield Illinois-based Nalco Co. from liability over the government's use of Corexit after the 2010 spill.
New Homes, Toys for Tots and City NetworkingThe city of Jackson and the Jackson Housing Authority will unveil the state's first solar-power-assisted affordable housing with a tour of the new Midtown Housing Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.
New Alzheimer's Drug Studies Offer Patients HopeFor Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out.
Bryant says Miss. Should Avoid Aid to StartupsMississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says it's too risky for the state to invest in startup companies like failed solar equipment firm Twin Creeks.
GOP Counters Obama on Fiscal Cliff: Cut Social Security and MedicareHouse Republicans on Monday proposed a new 10-year, $2.2 trillion blueprint to President Barack Obama that calls for increasing the eligibility age for Medicare and lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits.
Suspects are still in custody after a Wednesday hearing on charges of them with the armed robbery for the Nov. 30 incident at Swell-O-Phonic Skateboard Company at N. State St.
Child-care providers are asking state and federal lawmakers to intervene in their ongoing fight against a controversial new finger-scanning program.
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees is refinancing millions worth of the district's bond debt.
Flame retardants in U.S. furniture are on the rise, with a new study finding them in nearly all couches tested.
The "Abortion Queen" has issued a proclamation: People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
The beleaguered Hinds County Detention Center at Raymond could come under new management—a private corrections firm.
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, youth from all over Mississippi will come to Jackson to talk to state legislators.
Harvard professor and political consultant Steve Jarding capped off last week's Mississippi Black Leadership Summit by telling a small group of students and community leaders what he believes it takes to be a leader.
The city of Jackson and the Jackson Housing Authority will unveil the state's first solar-power-assisted affordable housing with a tour of the new Midtown Housing Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.