From the Wire

Anti-Drug Initiative Loses FundingWashington County has lost funding for its community anti-drug program that has operated for 25 years.
Cleanup Work After BP Oil Spill End in 3 StatesCleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday.
U.S. Spy Programs Raise Ire Both Home and AbroadThe Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no …
Senate Passes Farm Bill, Moving Debate to HouseThe last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today.
Feds Now Back Morning-After Pills for All GirlsAfter setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age to buy …
Boehner: Congress Can Do Immigration This YearWith the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year."
Widow Works to Preserve Evers' Civil-Rights LegacyMyrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper's bullet made her a widow.
Mississippi State Bound for 2013 College World SeriesThe Bulldogs held on for a 6-5 victory against Virginia on Monday in the completion of a suspended game, sweeping the No. 6 national seed. They are Omaha-bound for the first time since 2007, and the only time they had …
Ellsberg: Snowden's Leaks More Important than Pentagon PapersIn 1971, Ellsberg passed the secret Defense Department study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam to The New York Times.
Medgar Evers Home Reopening After PreservationThe Medgar Evers home was rededicated Monday as a small museum that helps preserve the memory of the Mississippi civil rights leader who was assassinated 50 years ago.
U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey is ReappointedThe nation's poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, has been appointed to a second one-year term.
Miss. Methodists Honor Anti-Segregation MinistersThe United Methodist Church in Mississippi has honored 28 white ministers who took a stand against segregation half a century ago.
Obama, Xi Signal New Start with Walk in the DesertPresident Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping's 50-minute stroll through an estate in the California desert could mark a notable moment in the relationship between the heads of the world's two largest economies.
5 Things to Note About NSA Surveillance ProgramsEdward Snowden identified himself Sunday as a principal source behind revelations about the National Security Agency's sweeping phone and Internet surveillance programs.
Police ID Gunman in Deadly Santa Monica RampageInvestigators trying to determine why John Zawahri planned his shooting spree focused on a deadly act of domestic violence that touched off the mayhem.