From the Wire

Senate Bill Lets States Tax Internet PurchasesThe Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet.
Could Immigration Bill Set Off Another Backlash?Last time around, in 2007, angry calls overwhelmed the Senate switchboard and lawmakers endured raging town hall meetings and threats from incensed constituents.
Analysis: Court Says Competent PCR Defense VitalFor more than a decade, Robert Ryan has been at the center of debate over perceived inadequacies of the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel.
Autopsy: Man Admits Killing Gay Miss. CandidateAn autopsy report says a man admitted to killing a Mississippi mayoral candidate in February and that the victim died from lack of oxygen, but it doesn't give an exact reason for the death beyond calling it a homicide.
Students Re-Enact 1963 March Against SegregationFifty years ago, Birmingham leaders used fire hoses, police dogs and jailings to stop waves of students who marched out of a church and on to downtown streets seeking equal rights for blacks.
Hosemann Announces Cat Island Land PurchaseThe state of Mississippi has bought 217 more acres of Cat Island to set aside for public use.
Miss. Revenue Collections Down in AprilMississippi tax collections were $46 million, or 8.2 percent, below the estimate for the month of April.
Oil Drilling Technology Leaps, Clean Energy LagsTechnology created an energy revolution over the past decade—just not the one we expected.
Hagel: U.S. Rethinking Possibly Arming Syrian RebelsThe Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official …
Miss. Ricin-Letters Case Headed to Grand JuryA dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others, an FBI agent testified Thursday.
Obama OK with Morning-After Pill Sales at Age 15President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.
Forest Service to States: Give Subsidies BackThe U.S. Forest Service is in the business of preventing fires, not starting them. Yet the agency set off alarms in Congress and state capitols across the West by citing the automatic spending cuts as the basis for demanding that …
Bangladesh Official: Disaster Not 'Really Serious'Bangladesh's finance minister downplayed the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying he didn't think it was "really serious" Friday, hours after the 500th body was pulled from the debris.
Fresh Off Victory, NRA Holds Convention in HoustonFresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun.
Employers Add 165K jobs; Unemployment at 7.5 Pct.Hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated