Red Wolf Pups Named at Mississippi ZooSeven endangered red wolf pups now have Choctaw names to honor the state's only federally recognized Indian tribe.
Extremist Video Shows Abducted Girls PrayingA new video from Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic.
Kremlin Seeks Talks for Ukraine, Not AnnexationThe Kremlin made it clear Monday that Moscow has no intention of immediately annexing two regions in eastern Ukraine after a weekend referendum there showed most voters allegedly backing sovereignty.
High Cost, Corruption Claims Mar Brazil World CupThe cost of building Brasilia's World Cup stadium has nearly tripled to $900 million in public funds, largely due to allegedly fraudulent billing, government auditors say.
Miss. Legislature Approves Tornado Recovery MoneyThe Mississippi Legislature in a three-hour session Thursday approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state.
Muslim World Scholars Condemn Nigeria KidnappingTop religious scholars working under the world's largest bloc of Islamic countries said Thursday they strongly condemn the kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls, calling for their immediate release.
Pro-Russia Insurgents to Hold Vote in East UkraineThe pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine decided Thursday to go ahead with Sunday's referendum on autonomy or even independence despite a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone it.
Obama Taps Tech World for Cash Amid Privacy DebateThey come from different worlds — the buttoned-down political culture of Washington and the entrepreneurial, socks-optional, let's-do-this-faster ethos of Silicon Valley.
2 Ugandans Go on Trial Over Homosexual OffensesA Ugandan court on Wednesday started hearing the case against two Ugandans accused of engaging in gay sex, the first trial of homosexuals here since a severe law was enacted in February.
House Democrats Protest Plan for Benghazi PanelHouse Democrats insist that a special select committee on the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, be evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, raising doubts about their participation in the election-year investigation of the Obama administration.
Organizers have little time left to push for a new Mississippi ballot initiative that would declare life begins at conception.
At a leafy college campus in north Mississippi and an upscale dinner club in New York, groups are protesting a Mississippi law that opponents say could sanction discrimination against gays and lesbians.
A student supported by an atheist group says the Rankin County school district is still violating a ban on school prayer.