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State
Hurricane Sally Slows, Gathering a Deluge for the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods with …
Personhood
Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic at Center of U.S. Debate
The only abortion clinic in Mississippi is facing what could be its biggest challenge. The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments this fall over a Mississippi …
A Saintly Return
New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister has told local fans that the Saints' desire to return to Jackson this week for training camp at Millsaps College was based on …
Education
Black Colleges Alarmed by Bomb Threats, but Undeterred
From her office in Birmingham, Alabama, DeJuana Thompson looks across the street and sees a daily reminder of terror. Her window overlooks the 16th Street Baptist Church, where a bomb …
Economy
Race Equality Gap Growing
Black families in America have never reached the levels of wealth that American whites enjoy, a new report from Brandeis University finds.
Running & Recreation
Vivid Running
Each year, thousands of Hindus around the world celebrate Holi, a festival of colors commemorating the beginning of spring.
Lawmakers: Obama Wooing Might Break Budget Logjam
Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle …
Palestinians Unenthusiastic About Obama Visit
President Barack Obama will find a disillusioned Palestinian public, skeptical about his commitment to promoting Mideast peace, when he visits the region.
City & County
Coleman: ‘It’s Our Time’
Marcus Coleman is careful to be respectful of his opponent, Margaret Barrett-Simon, but he says its time for a change in Ward 7.
City & County
Giving and Taking the Reins
More than 30 years of service to a city and a state culminated in one 4,000-word speech at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center May 29.
Business
Moody About Jackson’s Bond Rating
Credit rating service Moody's last month downgraded the rating on the city of Jackson's water and sewer system revenue bonds from Aa3 to A1 and set an outlook for the …
Thousands Flee Colo. Wildfire; 92 Homes Destroyed
Jaenette Coyne estimates she had five minutes to leave home after calling 911 to report forest fire smoke behind her home.
Connecticut Shooting Revives Debate Over Gun Control in America
In Colorado, a state that was rocked by the 1999 Columbine school massacre and the Aurora movie theater shooting less than six months ago, Friday's shootings renewed debate over why …
California Teen Shooter Was Talked Into Putting Weapon Down By Teacher
A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into class in a rural California high school on Thursday and shot one student, fired at another and missed, and then was …
One of World's Strongest Storms Blasts Philippines
One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines on Friday, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and knocking out power …
Haiyan Storm Surges Caught Philippines by Surprise
Some officials estimate that 10,000 or more people were killed by Haiyan, washed away by the churning waters that poured in from the Pacific or buried under mountains of trash …
Egypt Arrests Brotherhood's Spiritual Leader
Egypt's military-backed authorities on Tuesday arrested the supreme leader of the country's Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group at a time when it is struggling to …
City & County
MDA Ponies Up $1 Million for ‘One Lake’
Two years ago, after John McGowan's flood-control plan known as "Two Lakes" went down in flames, the longtime oil magnate and sometimes developer retooled his dream for a waterfront development …
Candidate
Lap’s Rocky Road
James "Lap" Baker, who recently retired from the Hinds County Public Works Department, wants to put infrastructure improvements back on track as the county's District 4 supervisor.
2013 Games of the Week
If money and time was no object, here are the games I would go see each week of the season.
