UN: Afghan Opium Production IncreasesOpium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday.
MDOT Project on U.S. Hwy 49 Nears CompletionState transportation officials say a project to add a landscaped median, pedestrian signals and crossings, and new turn lanes along U.S. 49 in Hattiesburg should be completed in three weeks.
U.S. Unemployment Aid Applications Plummet to 346KThe number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, signaling that the job market might be stronger than March's weak month of hiring suggested.
AP Source: Immigration Bill Could Exclude ManyA bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals.
BBC Faces Dilemma as Anti-Thatcher Song Tops ChartThe BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" to the top of the British charts in a posthumous protest over her divisive policies.
French Senate Passes Gay Marriage BillThe French Senate voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer.
Three Dead in Storm Packing Ice, Snow, TornadoesA strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power.
Device to Scare Birds Causes Guard Base LockdownAfter a report of gunfire, Air National Guard officials locked down a Mississippi base on Wednesday, but the noise thought to be shots turned out to be a device used to scare birds away from an airport runway, authorities said.
Sheriff: Knife Attack at Texas College was RandomA man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a suburban Houston community college chose his victims at random, authorities said Wednesday, going from one floor to another as he used a razor utility knife to slice people …