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Officials: Suicide Bomber Kills 36 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 36 people and wounding 23, officials said.
Obama Assails Romney in Bid for Women's Vote
Seeking to shore up his support among women voters, President Barack Obama on Thursday hammered Republican rival Mitt Romney anew over his backing of Richard Mourdock, the Indiana Senate candidate drawing fire for saying that pregnancies that result from rape are "something God intended."
Halloween Happenings
It can’t be fall until football, the state fair and, of course, Halloween roll our way.
Sedaris Seeks Jackson
This year marks the 10th year Justin has been putting up with me and my shenanigans, so we’ve been celebrating since Sept. 9 in big and small ways.
Not Just a Bar
Fenian’s Pub is getting serious in the kitchen, and they want you to know about it. The pub is throwing its first beer pairings dinner, a four-course meal dreamt up by Josh Speights.
A Woman of Paranormal Worth
The first time I ever see Paula Hayes Westbrook, she is smoking a cigarette with one hand while holding Tia, her little Chihuahua, with the other.
Stopping In to Say Goodbye
I sat there for a moment, not afraid, just stunned and trying to figure out what I had just seen. Who was this man?
Extremist Islamist Group in Syria Rejects Truce
An al-Qaida-inspired Islamist group has rejected the short holiday cease-fire proposed by the international peace envoy to Syria.
Kerry Baker
Mississippians might remember the small town of Smithville in north Mississippi, which was hit particularly hard in April 2011 by a tornado.
Pickens Mayor Joel Gill Dies in Car Crash
Pickens Mayor Joel Gill, who was a past candidate for Mississippi agriculture commissioner and U.S. congress, has died in a car accident.
Gas Prices Finally Heading Down
The national average retail price has fallen for ten straight days and is now $3.74 per gallon. It could mark the beginning of the usual autumn decrease that was delayed this year because of refinery problems and high oil prices.
Miss. Says 'No Thanks' to Medicaid Expansion Dollars
Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of the highest rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease and more than 1 in 7 residents without insurance. And so you might think Mississippi would jump at the prospect of billions of federal dollars to expand Medicaid.
Protests as Ireland's First Abortion Clinic Opens
The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in Belfast, sparking protests by conservatives from both the Catholic and Protestant sides of Northern Ireland.
Airstrikes in Northern Syria Kill at Least 43
Government airstrikes on rebel areas in northern Syria killed at least 43 people and leveled buildings, forcing residents to search mounds of rubble for bodies trapped underneath, anti-regime activists said Thursday.
Get Ready to Fill Your Pints
Bands. Brats. Beer. No, this isn't exactly a word-association game. This is the mantra of Jackson's answer to Oktoberfest: Jacktoberfest, and it was a bar bet that almost went nowhere.
Facing the Odds in the Washington Addition
On command, two black boys marched into Wesley Murray's office and slouched against the wood paneled wall.
UN Syria Envoy Calls on Government to Start Truce
The international envoy to the Syrian conflict on Wednesday called on President Bashar Assad's regime to take the lead in implementing a cease-fire during a major Muslim holiday later this month.
AP Factchecks the Presidential Debate
An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story.
Analysis: Romney Wants a Repeat, Obama a Reversal
Mitt Romney would love another debate like the last one. President Barack Obama most certainly would not.