From the Wire
- Court: Can Drug Companies Pay to Delay Generics?
Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
- Heart Repair Breakthroughs Replace Surgeon's Knife
Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels.
- AP Interview: Couple Reflects on Gay Marriage
Big change is coming to the lives of the lesbian couple at the center of the fight for same-sex marriage in California no matter how the Supreme Court decides their case.
- Winning Ticket for $338M Powerball Sold in NJ
The lottery fantasies of mansions, luxury boats and unlimited travel are over for most people. But for the owner—or owners—of the lone winning ticket sold in New Jersey for Powerball's $338.3 million drawing they're just beginning.
- Official: US to Bring Arab States into Peace Push
The U.S. is seeking to bring Arab countries into efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that broke down more than four years ago, a senior Palestinian official said Monday.
- Promises, Promises: Climate Change
Slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases responsible for warming the planet is one of the biggest challenges we face.
- Lawmakers Must Decide on Raft of Tax-cut Bills
How much is too much?
- Feds, Meridian Schools Reach Deal Over Punishment
The U.S. Justice Department said it has reached a deal with a Mississippi school district to end discriminatory disciplinary practices.
- Ole Miss to Spend $6 Million to Design New Arena
The University of Mississippi is taking concrete steps toward building a new basketball arena.
- Greenwood to Put iPads in Some Classrooms
The Greenwood School District will spend a $25,000 dropout prevention grant for iPads for the classrooms at Greenwood Middle School.
- Forensic Pathologist Sued Over Trial Testimony
A woman who was acquitted in the death of her boyfriend has sued the medical examiner who testified at her 2010 trial.
- Miss. Telecom Business Loses Appeal
A federal court panel has ruled against Dixie-Net Communications Inc. in its appeal of an adverse ruling in Mississippi over in-state fees.
- NC Firm Wants to Redo Old Miss. Jail
A North Carolina-based real estate development group has declared its interest in renovating the former Forrest County, Miss. jail complex into affordable housing.
- Gov. Bryant, Teachers Clash on Standards
Gov. Phil Bryant confronted members of the state College Board Thursday over their opposition to increasing requirements for teaching candidates.
- Advocates: LGBT Kids Bullied in Moss Point
The Southern Poverty Law Center said Thursday that gay and lesbian students at a south Mississippi school are subjected to bullying and harassment from classmates and faculty.