Roll Call: How the House voted on a spending bill that would allow for DC abortion fundingThe 219-208 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a spending bill that would allow the District of Columbia’s city government to pay for abortions for the poor and take steps toward legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Estranged wife of ex-Miss. GOP congressman Pickering files lawsuit claiming he had affairJACKSON, Miss. — The estranged wife of former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering claims in a lawsuit that the Mississippi Republican had an affair that ruined their marriage and derailed his political career. Estranged wife of ex-Miss. congressman Pickering files lawsuit claiming he had affairJACKSON, Miss. — The estranged wife of former Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering claims in a lawsuit filed this week that the Mississippi Republican had an affair that ruined their marriage and derailed his political career. Police: Man accused of using stun gun in Miss., La. rapes was briefly detained during spreeJACKSON, Miss. — Police say a man accused of using a stun gun in rapes in Mississippi and Louisiana was briefly jailed but released during a weeklong crime spree. Struggling to balance budgets, state lawmakers seek nickel-and-dime cuts in basic servicesJACKSON, Miss. — South Dakota eliminated grants for mosquito spraying. Illinois stopped paying for funerals for the poor. Kansas reduced mowing along highways and turned off air conditioning in government buildings earlier than usual. Black-white disparity: A look at how states compare to national averageA look at the achievement gap between black and white students on nationwide reading and math tests in 2007, according to a new Education Department report. Tests were graded on a 500-point scale. No rest for Emmett Till even in death; boy’s original casket tied to Chicago cemetery scandalCHICAGO — When his mother put the battered body of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the ground more than 50 years ago, it was supposed to be the end of a sad saga for the boy whose lynching became a rallying point for the civil rights movement. Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 23 in MississippiMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 23 others, a coroner said. Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 27 in MississippiMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 27 others, a coroner said. Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 27 in Miss.MERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 27 others, a coroner said. State-by-state list of cites and areas to receive stimulus money to combat homelessnessState-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department: White freedom rider returns to heroic honor in Miss., where her civil rights work was scornedJACKSON, Miss. — Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn’t found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble. States race to keep governments running as California governor declares fiscal emergencySACRAMENTO, Calif. — The finances of several states around the nation are sinking deeper into chaos as lawmakers struggle to work out budget differences amid a recession that has wiped out tax revenue and set the stage for dramatic cuts in service and pay for government workers. Obesity rates still rising in 23 states, and Medicare should brace for influx of fat boomersWASHINGTON — Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Help Wanted: Report says online job ads decreased by over 500,000 in June from a year earlierJACKSON, Miss. — Online job advertisements declined by over 500,000 in June compared with the same period a year earlier, but a national report shows only a modest decrease from May, a private research group says. Mississippi jury rules against Sherwin-Williams in lead paint contamination lawsuitJACKSON, Miss. — A southwest Mississippi jury has ruled paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams Co. was liable for the illnesses of a Mississippi boy who ate lead-contaminated paint chips. Judge sets July 15 deadline for proposed settlements in Morgan Freeman lawsuit over car wreckJACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge says actor Morgan Freeman and the woman suing him over a car wreck should submit settlement proposals to the court by July 15. Miss. officials approve historical marker for infamous 1964 slayings of civil rights workersPHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Mississippi officials say a historical marker can be placed on a state highway near where three civil rights workers were murdered in 1964. House Roll Call: How the House voted on a $106 billion war funding billThe 226-202 roll call Tuesday by which the House approved a $106 billion bill to ensure financing for war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the coming months. Champions Tour golfer Ken Green in good condition after leg amputation following RV crashJACKSON, Miss. — Champions Tour golfer Ken Green’s lower right leg was amputated Monday following a recreational vehicle accident last week in which his brother and girlfriend died. Injured Champions Tour golfer Ken Green to have his lower right leg amputated after accidentJACKSON, Miss. — Champions Tour golfer Ken Green, who was injured in a recreational vehicle crash in Mississippi that killed his brother and girlfriend, will have his lower right leg amputated, his agent said Sunday. Agent: Champions Tour golfer Ken Green hurt in car crash to have lower right leg amputatedJACKSON, Miss. — The agent for Ken Green says the Champions Tour golfer who was hurt in a car crash will have his lower right leg amputated below the knee. Miss. governor, former Washington lobbyist, testing GOP waters for 2012 in Iowa, New HampshireJACKSON, Miss. — If the Republican Party is in danger of being marginalized as a conservative, white male Southern enclave, is Haley Barbour — the longtime Washington power broker and current Mississippi governor — the best person to turn things around? Actor Morgan Freeman denies allegations by woman who was in his car when it flipped in Miss.JACKSON, Miss. — The woman in the passenger seat the night Morgan Freeman crashed a car on a rural Mississippi highway was partly to blame for the accident, the actor’s attorney said Friday in court papers. Reputed Miss. Klansman convicted in 1964 kidnappings asks for ruling on statute of limitationsJACKSON, Miss. — A reputed Ku Klux Klansman convicted two years ago in the 1964 kidnappings of two black men asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to decide whether the statute of limitations had expired before prosecutors charged him. Graduation day in prison: Seminary awards degrees, trains inmates to be missionaries insidePARCHMAN, Miss. — The graduates patted each other’s backs, and nervously chatted with their families. Some sat quietly, meditating about their future while others wept. Pro golfer Ken Green injured in fatal accident in Mississippi; brother, girlfriend killedJACKSON, Miss. — Pro golfer Ken Green’s brother and girlfriend were killed in a recreational vehicle accident in which Green also was hurt. Piney Woods Pellets officially opens $10 million feedstock plant in MississippiWIGGINS, Miss. — A $10 million wood pellet plant opened Monday in Stone County and company officials say the 12,000 square-foot facility will produce feedstock for alternative energy. Governors warn that unfocused energy plan and costs could stifle growth in South and elsewhereBILOXI, Miss. — The price of electricity and fuel could rise sharply and economic growth could be stifled in the Southeast and elsewhere in the country under tax proposals being considered in Washington, several southern governors said Monday. Miss. governor warns that carbon and energy taxes could stifle growth in South and elsewhereBILOXI, Miss. — The price of electricity and fuel could rise sharply and economic growth could be stifled in the Southeast and elsewhere in the U.S. under tax proposals now pending in Washington, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday. |
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