Obama Says He's 'Determined As Ever' for Gun BillWith time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delay tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's …
Analysis: 2013 Session Mixes Substance, SillinessMississippi lawmakers approved substantial public policy changes during their 2013 session, with an emphasis on trying new approaches to public education.
In Slap at South, N. Korea Suspends Work at FactoryNorth Korea said Monday it will suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, pulling out more than 53,000 North Korean workers and moving closer to severing its last economic link with its rival as …
Senators Work on Deal Expanding Background ChecksTalks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers.
Pentagon Struggles with High Cost of Health CareThe loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program—the military's health care system.
Amid School Changes, Giving Voice to Busing's PastLast fall, Ginnette Powell traveled from her home in Boston's Dorchester section to her old middle school in South Boston—a journey of just two miles, but one that covered a huge emotional distance. Finally, she was able to leave the …
Cold Case Arrest Prompts Cross-Country ProbeWhen Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier for alleged possession of a crack pipe.
Lincoln Leaders Unsure of Prayer Law's EffectsFresh from the governor's desk, a bill aimed at expanding legal opportunities for public school prayer has been signed into law even as the Lincoln County School District remains in talks with the American Civil Liberties Union over charges of …
One-On-One Technology Eyed by Lamar SchoolsWhen Oak Grove High School principal Helen Price recently took a trip to Daphne High School in Daphne, Ala., she was astounded by what she saw there.
Judge Refuses to Block BP Settlement PayoutsA federal judge on Friday rejected BP's request to block what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses that claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money.
Mississippi Lawmakers Finish Their 2013 SessionMississippi lawmakers ended their three-month session Thursday, but they'll return to the Capitol in the next several weeks to handle a big piece of unfinished business: Keeping the Medicaid program alive beyond July 1.
Judge to Hear BP's Bid to Block Settlement PayoutsA federal judge is set to hear arguments on BP's request for an order blocking what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses who claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them …
Ala. Legislature Votes to Pardon Scottsboro BoysOpening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the "Scottsboro Boys": nine black teens who were wrongly convicted of raping two white women …