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Police: Colo. Shooting Suspect Planned Massacre
As officials this week laid out the most detailed portrait yet of last year's Aurora movie theater massacre, they also mapped sometimes paradoxical behavior by the man accused of the …
Biden to Meet with Gun-Safety, Victims Groups
Seeking to spur fresh action on gun legislation, Vice President Joe Biden is meeting at the White House with victims groups and gun-safety organizations.
US Seared During Hottest Year on Record by Far
America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012.
Miss. Legislative Session Off to Saunter, Not Trot
Mississippi lawmakers prayed, listened to patriotic music and exchanged plenty of hugs and handshakes on the opening day of their 2013 session. Bills were just starting to appear on a …
Giffords, Kelly Launch Gun Control Lobbying Effort
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday as her Arizona hometown paused to mark the second anniversary of …
US Sees Iran Behind Hostage Photos of Ex-FBI Agent
Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, U.S. officials now see …
Biz Roundup
New Med School, Viking Sold, Team Jackson, Film Festival, More
Mississippi ranks near or at the bottom of almost every health indicator. Gov. Phil Bryant hopes a new School of Medicine will be the remedy not only for health issues, …
Obama Defense Pick Faces Rough Going in Senate
President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon faces rough going in the Senate as a handful of Republicans quickly announced their opposition to a former GOP …
Colo. Shooting Families Listen to Police Testimony
There was plenty of horror in the courtroom as Aurora police officers gave detailed accounts of the grim scene after a gunman killed 12 and wounded dozens others during a …
Health Care
Warning Pregnant Patients About Environmental Risks
When Dr. Darragh Flynn sits down with her pregnant patients, she preaches healthy habits: Don't smoke or drink, eat nutritious foods and take vitamins.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
American Board Teaching Information Sessions are Jan. 8, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at the YMCA in downtown Jackson.
Gov't Spent $18 Billion on Immigration Enforcement
The Obama administration spent more money on immigration enforcement in the last fiscal year than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined, according to a report on the government's enforcement …
White House, GOP Draw Red Lines in Debt Debate
Struggling for the upper hand in the next round of debt talks, Republicans and Democrats this weekend drew lines in the sand they said they'd never cross when it comes …
Record Players, Albums Hot Items
Cassettes are dead. CDs are dying. Eight-tracks were barely ever alive. But through one music revolution after another, vinyl records have continued spinning, and the medium is finding a resurgence …
Obama Taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
Today President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Michael J. Fox to Play Newscaster with Parkinson's in NBC Sit-Com
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in …
Will the BCS Championship Game Live Up to the Hype?
MIAMI (AP) — Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
MSU Promotes Collins to Defensive Coordinator
Mississippi State has promoted Geoff Collins to defensive coordinator the school announced on Friday.
City & County
Running the Blues
This weekend, thousands of marathoners will descend on Jackson with blues in their head, heart and step for the Mississippi Blues Marathon.
