A Break for Smokers? Glitch May Limit PenaltiesSome smokers trying to get coverage next year under President Barack Obama's health care law may get a break from tobacco-use penalties that could have made their premiums unaffordable.
Egypt: Senior Economist Named Prime MinisterThe spokesman of Egypt's interim president says a prominent economist, Hazem el-Beblawi, has been named prime minister and pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei as a vice president.
Firefighters Lose Ground to 2 Big Nevada WildfiresTwo large wildfires raged Tuesday in Nevada, where firefighters worked to gain the upper hand on a mountain blaze near Las Vegas that kept hundreds of people from their homes and another southwest of Reno that jumped in size a …
Women in Ohio Kidnap Case Thank Public for SupportThree women who police say were held captive in a Cleveland home for about a decade have issued a video in which they thanked the public for the encouragement and financial support that are allowing them to restart their lives.
Egypt Arrests 650 of Pro-Morsi ProtestersAn Egyptian security official says 650 people, mostly backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, have been detained for allegedly trying to storm a military facility.
DiamondJacks Creditors Approve Bankruptcy ExitHaving failed in an attempt to sell the two DiamondJacks casinos to an Oklahoma Indian tribe, creditors are bringing the Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg, Miss., gambling halls out of bankruptcy themselves.
Brazil Opens Investigation into U.S. SpyingThe Brazilian government began an investigation Monday into whether telecommunications firms operating in the country cooperated with the U.S. as part of a spying program that has collected data on billions of telephone and email conversations.
Man Found Shot to Death in OxfordLafayette County authorities say a homicide investigation is underway into the shooting death of a 24-year-old man.
Miss. High Court to Hear Arguments in Eaton CaseThe Eaton Corp. goes before the Mississippi Supreme Court on Aug. 5 seeking reinstatement of its $1 billion trade secrets lawsuit filed against a rival, Frisby Aerospace.
Miss. River Reopens South of New OrleansAuthorities are still searching for a tugboat that sank in the Mississippi River, prompting the closure of a stretch of the river south of New Orleans over the weekend.
Miss. Stop Notice Law Ruling AppealedA federal appeals court will hear oral arguments Aug. 7 in New Orleans on a ruling that invalidated Mississippi's "stop payment" law.
Farmers Worry About Fate of Immigration BillsAgricultural leaders are pleading with Congress for an immigration bill that includes more lenient and less complex rules for hiring farm workers.