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IRS Official Apologizes for Lavish $4M Conference

An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a "Star Trek" parody shown at the 2010 gathering …

In California, Obama and Xi Seek to Build New Ties

Seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes …

U.S. Declassifies Phone Surveillance Details After Uproar

A top intelligence official is declassifying details about one program while insisting that collecting America's phone records and internet use of foreign nationals were legal.

Holder Praises Slain Black Activist Medgar Evers

Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday praised slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, saying that the black activist's vision and leadership helped make it possible for Holder and President Barack …

Court: Girls Can Buy Morning-After Pill for Now

Girls of any age can buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

AP Survey: Economists See No Stock Market Bubble

A nervous debate is raging among investors and analysts: Has the Federal Reserve inflated a stock market bubble by driving interest rates to record lows?

Soldier Pleads Guilty in Massacre of 16 Afghans

Seated at a table with his hands folded in front of him, twiddling his thumbs, an American soldier dryly spoke about how he slipped away from his base in Afghanistan …

China Frustration with N. Korea Offers Hope for U.S.

China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to …

The Slate

Ohio State President Gordon Gee offended members of his own conference (Big Ten), Catholics and the SEC for starters, and he sent out a long list of apologies. Stay classy.

Do the Right Thing, IOC

Last week the International Olympic Committee selected wrestling, softball/baseball (combined bid) and squash as sports for its short list of those to include in the 2020 Olympic Games. It dropped …

Jackson Showboats Ready for Year Two

Jackson Showboats owner and general manager Grant Worsley is excited about the future of the Showboats.

Southern Festivality

Hattiesburg's FestivalSouth lineup offers a little something for everyone among its 56 events for all ages, from art exhibits to live musical performances, including a Cirque du Soleil-inspired extravaganza created …

Tricks Up Their Sleeves

"Now You See Me" is a Robin Hood tale, if that's what you call four magicians robbing banks, safes and rich people to give the money to their audiences.

Smut & Paste

When Nell Knox took her wares to her first artist festival, Fondren Unwrapped in 2011, she wasn't confident.

Mr. Dylan, Mr. Evers

It was raining the morning of May 17, 2003. I was in my office, worrying about what the Jubilee! JAM organizers must be going through. It's hard to make this …

Memories of Medgar

A week and a half before he met his fate outside his family's Jackson home, Medgar Evers, the Mississippi field secretary for the National Association of Colored People, said if …

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Blacker'

Wyatt Emmerich, whose (white) grandfather stood up for civil rights when he held an editor's pen, has proclaimed himself up as the arbiter of "all things black."

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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 …

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Lawsuit Puts Prison Mental Health in Focus

Victor Voe warned them: "Don't let them kill me. I be hearing them say they going to kill me. I am hearing voices that others don't hear."

Jackson Upgrades Bus Stops, Hires Election Consultant

The Jackson City Council had a busy night May 28. In the absence of Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell, the council voted unanimously to hire an election consultant, to provide …