Miss. Panel Hears About Uninsured Working PoorExpanding Medicaid would help thousands of "working poor" Mississippi residents who don't receive health insurance coverage through their jobs, a small-town family physician told lawmakers Tuesday.
U.S. Ready to Strike Back Against China CyberattacksAs public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, the Obama administration is eyeing fines and other trade actions it may take against Beijing or any other …
Greece's Weakened Workforce Starts to CrackGreece's President Karolos Papoulias gave a stark warning about the state of the country after three harsh years of government spending cuts, joblessness and tax hikes.
Future Science: Using 3D Worlds to Visualize DataTake a walk through a human brain? Fly over the surface of Mars? Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher wearing 3D glasses …
House Panel Seeks More than $184 Million in BondsHouse members want the state to borrow more than $184 million, mainly for new buildings at Mississippi's community colleges and public universities.
Pistorius: Thought Lover an Intruder in ShootingOscar Pistorius wept Tuesday as his defense lawyer read the athlete's account of how he shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day, claiming he had mistaken her for an intruder.
Microsoft's Outlook Takes Aim at Google's GmailMicrosoft is so confident it has the Internet's best email service that it is about to spend at least $30 million to send its message across the U.S.
$50 Million in Diamonds Stolen at Brussels AirportWhen the armored car set off for the Brussels airport carrying $50 million worth of precious stones from Antwerp's diamond district, eight gunmen knew all about it.
Shooting Spree Across Calif. County Leaves 4 DeadIn less than an hour, a 20-year-old student shot and killed a woman in her home and two commuters during carjackings early Tuesday, shot up vehicles on a Southern California freeway and committed suicide as police closed in on him, …
Miss. Part of $29M Agreement with ToyotaMississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Mississippi will receive about $561,288 in a multi-state settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. over problems with accelerator pedals.
Miss. Lawmakers OK tTx Rebates for Outlet MallThe Mississippi House on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would provide sales tax rebates to the developer of an $80 million outlet mall scheduled to open in November in the Jackson suburb of Pearl.
Winter to be Feted on 90th BirthdayFormer Gov. William Winter will be honored on his 90th birthday Tuesday and for his public service during a symposium at the old Capitol Museum in Jackson.
Obama Offering Immigration Plan as BackupThe White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don't come up with an overhaul of their own.