http://www.mail.com/people/642714-phil-bryant.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/642714-phil-bryant.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066248-mississippi-prepares-push-education.html CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — It's early on a Friday morning, and high school chemistry students in Victoria Dawson's class are working equations at the board. Dawson is peppering the class of 11 girls and four boys with questions, trying to keep everyone focused as she helps correct mistakes. When a student gets one of the dense equations right, Dawson and th... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:52:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066248-mississippi-prepares-push-education.html 2013-05-06T17:52:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046910-obama-backs-planned-parenthood-political-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women's health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide, and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism. "When politicians try to turn Planne... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:03:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046910-obama-backs-planned-parenthood-political-fight.html 2013-04-26T19:03:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2011662-device-to-scare-birds-guard-base-lockdown.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After a report of gunfire, Air National Guard officials locked down a Mississippi base on Wednesday, but the noise thought to be shots turned out to be a device used to scare birds away from an airport runway, authorities said. The lockdown of the base in Flowood, a Jackson suburb, also prompted Gov. Phil Bryant to return from an eve... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:51:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2011662-device-to-scare-birds-guard-base-lockdown.html 2013-04-11T00:51:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2000858-investigators-suspect-shot-officer-then.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A murder suspect shot a police detective who was interviewing him at police headquarters in Mississippi's capital city, then shot himself, state authorities said Friday. Police had previously not disclosed who fired the shot that killed the suspect, 23-year-old Jeremy Powell. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strai... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:38:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2000858-investigators-suspect-shot-officer-then.html 2013-04-05T16:38:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1988688-south-near-solid-block-obamacare.html ATLANTA (AP) — As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation's poorest and unhealthiest states. "Not in South Carolina," Gov. Nikki Haley declared at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference. "We will not expand Med... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1988688-south-near-solid-block-obamacare.html 2013-03-30T20:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1883646-mississippi-twister-carves-long-path-wreckage.html HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Jeff Revette ran from his car and lay face-down in the grass next to the red-brick wall of a church as a tornado roared toward him, with debris scattering and electrical transformers exploding. Twenty seconds later, bricks were strewn across a flattened pickup truck a mere 10 feet away amid toppled trees and power lines. Revette,... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1883646-mississippi-twister-carves-long-path-wreckage.html 2013-02-12T01:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1882160-homes-wrecked-dozen-hurt-mississippi-tornado.html HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured. Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage that stretched acr... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1882160-homes-wrecked-dozen-hurt-mississippi-tornado.html 2013-02-11T13:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1847088-miss-abortion-clinic-license-warning.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's only abortion clinic said it received notice Friday that the state Health Department intends to revoke its operating license. However, the clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization, is not expected to close anytime soon. Under a state administrative procedures law, the clinic can remain open while it awaits a hearing ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1847088-miss-abortion-clinic-license-warning.html 2013-01-26T02:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844728-bill-filed-miss-seeks-to-nullify-federal-laws.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi defied the union during the Civil War and civil rights era, and at least two lawmakers think it is time to do so again. Republican state Reps. Gary Chism and Jeff Smith, both of Columbus, filed a bill this month to form the Joint Legislative Committee on the Neutralization of Federal Laws. Chism said Thursday that the tea... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844728-bill-filed-miss-seeks-to-nullify-federal-laws.html 2013-01-25T03:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1839074-40-years-roe-seek-to-limit-abortions.html Ever since a 40-year-old Supreme Court decision found that abortions are legal in some circumstances, state legislatures across the country have been pushing measures aimed at scaling them back. It has been rare for states to expand access to abortions since the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, but there have been numerous efforts to limit them — including severa... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1839074-40-years-roe-seek-to-limit-abortions.html 2013-01-22T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1837750-40-years-roe-v-wade-abortion-foes-march.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in the landmark ruling that still defines one of the nation's most intractable debates. Many in the anti-abortion movement looked to Kansas, where Republican... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1837750-40-years-roe-v-wade-abortion-foes-march.html 2013-01-22T22:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1832060-roe-v-wade-40-years-deep-divide-legacy.html NEW YORK (AP) — By today's politically polarized standards, the Supreme Court's momentous Roe v. Wade ruling was a landslide. By a 7-2 vote on Jan. 22, 1973, the justices established a nationwide right to abortion. Forty years and roughly 55 million abortions later, however, the ruling's legacy is the opposite of consensus. Abortion ranks as one of the mo... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1832060-roe-v-wade-40-years-deep-divide-legacy.html 2013-01-19T19:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826546-sheriffs-lawmakers-push-gun-control.html GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — From Oregon to Mississippi, President Barack Obama's proposed ban on new assault weapons and large-capacity magazines struck a nerve among rural lawmen and lawmakers, many of whom vowed to ignore any restrictions — and even try to stop federal officials from enforcing gun policy in their jurisdictions. "A lot of sheriffs are now s... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826546-sheriffs-lawmakers-push-gun-control.html 2013-01-17T18:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1786682-christmas-day-storms-blamed-3-deaths.html MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Twisters hopscotched across the Deep South, and, along with brutal, straight-line winds, knocked down countless trees, blew the roofs off homes and left many Christmas celebrations in the dark. Holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions from the same fast-movin... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1786682-christmas-day-storms-blamed-3-deaths.html 2012-12-26T04:36:00Z