Business

Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER   WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of older Americans who rely on federal benefits will get a 1.7 percent increase in their monthly payments next year, the government announced Wednesday. It’s the third year […]

News

Mississippi ban on same-sex marriage challenged in lawsuit

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A gay-rights group and two lesbian couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday to try to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in Mississippi, a Bible Belt state where the Republican governor […]

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Bodies of 7 women found in northwestern Indiana

GARY, Indiana (AP) — The bodies of seven women have been found in northwestern Indiana after a man confessed to killing one woman who was found strangled at a motel and led investigators to at […]

Business

Mississippi Black Caucus pushes for more minority contracts

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi government agencies needs to make a stronger effort to buy more goods and services from businesses owned by minorities and women, leaders of the Legislative Black Caucus say. “We allocate […]

Health

Second Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola

DALLAS (AP) — A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease, the Texas Department of State […]

Health

US steps up domestic response to Ebola crisis

By JIM KUHNHENN WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is ramping up its response to the Ebola crisis after a second Dallas nurse became ill and it was disclosed that she had been cleared to fly […]