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The net worth of white families is many times greater than that of minorities. The recession is causing that gap to grow.

The College Board outlines its financial request to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on Monday. Higher Education leaders say there is no more fat to trim and no time to waste.

An oil slick being reported in the Gulf of Mexico is causing speculation about its origin.

A $20 million research grant to study the environmental effects of the BP oil spill has been awarded to the University of Mississippi. The project will bring top scientists from around the county into the Gulf.

More and more Mississippians are finding themselves without health insurance, and that's putting a big strain on hospitals and other consumers.

The Ohr -O’Keefe Museum of Art has asked the city of Biloxi to cover the cost of insurance and utilities. City Council appointed a committee to consider the request.

The Republican candidate for attorney general, Steve Simpson, is criticizing Democratic incumbent Jim Hood for not fighting hard enough for Mississippi residents who have BP oil spill claims. Hood says he's taken the lead among Gulf Coast attorneys general.

A piece of the twin towers is on display at the fire academy in Pearl.

Ten years ago, the American public by and large had no idea who Al-Qaeda was and what their hatred of the Western world propel them to do. That all changed instantly on the morning of 9-11-2001. Are we much safer ten years later?

One year after the BP oil spill, the 30th Annual Biloxi Seafood Festival is a testament to the city's enduring relationship with the Gulf of Mexico. But from Biloxi to Boston, Gulf seafood is making an inconsistent recovery.

Mississippi Gulf Coast businesses were hoping 2011 would be the season tourism bounced back. But as MPB's Rhonda Miller reports, it's been more of a slow crawl.

In the ten years since 9-11 Mississippi has improved its ability to respond to both the threat of terror attacks as well as natural disasters.

A year after the BP oil spill, the Coast Guard is updating its disaster response plan. A handful of residents attending a public forum in Biloxi said they want the new plan to begin with what's on the ground now.

Hurricane Irene was the tenth disaster this year to cause more than a billion dollars in damage.
The unrelenting bad luck … including tornadoes in Mississippi… has spent all but 640 million dollars set aside for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

As Mississippi dries out from the soaking left by Tropical Storm Lee, MPB's Rhonda Miller reports counties across the state are doing damage assessment.