10 Things to Know for WednesdayYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
Obama's Fiscal Cliff Strategy is Tricky BalancePlaying both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his private negotiations with GOP leaders.
Gunman Opens Fire at Oregon Mall; Gunman, 2 DeadA suburban Portland mall remains closed Wednesday a day after a gunman wearing camouflage and a mask opened fire on shoppers, killing two people and wounding a third, before killing himself.
Indian Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar Dies at 92With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon and spearheaded the first rock benefit concert as he introduced traditional Indian ragas …
Mich. Becomes Right-to-Work State Despite ProtestsIn a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state, leaving outgunned Democrats and union activists with little recourse but to shake their fists and seek retribution at …
Companies with $227M in Aid Employ Fewer than 500Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.
Unions Flip to Support Kemper in Exchange for JobsMississippi Power Co.'s contractors have agreed to hire about 1,000 labor union members to build its Kemper County power plant, and a group of unions says it now supports the project.
Miss. Lawmakers Reveal Budget Proposal for 2014Most parts of Mississippi education, from kindergarten through college, would receive the same amount of state funding next year as this year, under a budget proposal released Tuesday by House and Senate leaders.
New Tests Could Hamper Food Outbreak DetectionNew tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous outbreaks like the one that sickened people who ate a variety of Trader Joe's peanut butter …
Air Force Sends Mystery Mini-Shuttle Back to SpaceThe military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.
NFL Vacates Saints Players' Suspensions in 'BountyGate'Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in the league's bounty investigation of the club.