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Al-Qaida Member in Yemen Says Group Directed Paris Attack
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula directed the attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris "as revenge for the honor" of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, a member of the …
Paris Gunman: Hostages Die if Police Storm Terror Brothers
A gunman holding at least five hostages in a Paris kosher market has threatened to kill them if French authorities launch an assault on two cornered al-Qaida-linked brothers suspected in …
Massive Manhunt for 2 Suspects in Paris Attack
Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaida sympathies suspected in the newsroom massacre of a satirical French weekly that spoofed Islam, homing in Thursday …
Music
Mo’ Better Jazz and Blues
Jai Johanny Johanson, better known by his stage name, Jaimoe, has been playing drums and percussion since he was 16.
Hitched
Meant to Be
It happened simply: I saw Neil Maneck for the first time in a Barnes & Noble coffee shop. "Oh he's cute," I said to my friend Catherine Gray, who had …
State
Runnin’ the Blues Through the Veins of Jackson
It was only six years ago, in 2008, when John Sewell began working with others to put together a marathon that would celebrate the unique blues culture in Mississippi. This …
Food
Pomegranate Power
This is a celebratory, enchanted time of year, and nothing conveys these gustatory emotions as happily as the appearance of pomegranates in markets across town.
In Crowded Skies, Lost Plane's Request for New Path Denied
The plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn't say yes immediately—there was no room. Six other commercial airliners were crowding the surrounding airspace, forcing AirAsia …
Mississippi Towns Regroup After Deadly Storms
Elizabeth Bordelon planned to go Christmas shopping until nasty weather blowing through southeastern Mississippi convinced her to hold off.
Ole Miss Law School Enrollment Falls
The University of Mississippi School of Law's first-year enrollment has dropped from 199 in 2010, to 156 in 2012 and just 127 students this year.
IS Shoots Down Warplane in Syria, Captures Jordanian Pilot
Islamic State group militants captured a Jordanian pilot after shooting down his warplane while conducting airstrikes over Syria, Jordan said Wednesday, in the extremists' first successful downing of an aircraft …
State
Storms Kill 4 in Miss., Emergency Declared
Severe weather slamming the southern U.S. two days before Christmas killed at least four people, flipped cars, knocked out power to thousands and damaged several homes and businesses.
LGBT
Marriage Equality and Beyond for LGBTs
Failure to protect LGBT people extends beyond shutting off the marriage, and a sobering new report sheds light on the economic and social effects of denying lesbian, gay, bisexual and …
Women Excised from Public Life, Abused by IS
Extremists are working to excise women from public life across the territory controlled by the Islamic State group, stretching hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the outskirts of the Syrian city …
State
Remembering Mr. G.
I met him first in late January 2006. It was a sunny day that betrayed the magnitude of misery that had befallen the city.
Business
Mayor Wants to Move $76.5 Million from Trustmark
After banking with Trustmark for at least three decades, the City of Jackson is looking to make a change.
Suspected Islamic Extremists Kidnap 185 in Nigeria
Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185 in an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April, witnesses said Thursday.
LGBT
Southern LGBTs Get Good, Bad News
Despite new information about social and economic disparities facing lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender people in the South, Mississippi continues to make slow, steady progress toward equality.
Civil Rights
I’m Here, and I Can’t Breathe
I wanted to write a warmer, fuzzier column. I'm sorry, but my conscience won't let me. We're in the midst of a national moment, so warmer and fuzzier can wait; …
City & County
Mud Flies Late in Ward 1 Race
Residents of northeast Jackson's Ward 1 are heading to the polls once more to select their representative to the city council.
