Halliburton Has Incentive to Cut Another DealHalliburton has resolved a Justice Department criminal probe of its role in the Gulf oil spill by agreeing to pay a $200,000 fine and admitting it destroyed evidence, but the company still has a powerful incentive to cut another deal …
Jackson Rallies for Slain Teens, Against ViolenceEarly on the morning of Sunday, July 21, a neighbor found Jason Murphy and Albert "A.J." Barber Jr. in a ditch in Jackson's Virden Addition neighborhood, each shot in the back.
Beer to Stewpot's RescueThis weekend, three beer-related organizations will help to raise money to keep two of Stewpot Community Services' vital ministries open.
Deciphering The Health Law's Subsidies For PremiumsTax credits to help low- and moderate-income Americans buy health insurance will become available in January under the health law, when for the first time, most people will be required to have coverage or pay a fine.
New Orleans Saints Training CampThe road to Super Bowl XLVIII begins today for the New Orleans Saints, as the team begins to put the turmoil of last season behind it.
Miss. Officials Dispute Home Child Care CriticismState officials call inaccurate a recent federal report that criticizes Mississippi for not regulating hundreds of home-based child care operations.
Lawsuit Highlights Child-Support ‘Disarray’Child custody cases are messy affairs. Take the case of Windell Blount, a May 2013 graduate of Tougaloo College, who has been embroiled in a he-said-she-said tug-of-war with his ex-wife over visitation of their 9-year-old son for about four years.
Abandoned Housing Two-StepAbandoned and dilapidated houses are common in parts of Jackson and neighbors are fed up.
Ready ... Set ... ScanNine months after state officials holstered a plan to require all parents receiving federal child-care assistance to scan their kids in and out of day care every day, Mississippi is moving forward with the controversial plan.
Lydia HallLydia Hall, a 19-year-old graduate of Madison Central High School, has been a volunteer teacher at an orphanage in El Salvador for the past five summers.