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Young illegal immigrants are signing up for a new federal program that suspends deportation and allows them to get work permits. Gov. Phil Bryant has joined a lawsuit challenging the new program.

Republicans on the Mississippi Gulf Coast say Paul Ryan showed a solid grasp of domestic and foreign policy issues in the vice presidential debate.

Being insulted, threatened or isolated from family and friends are possible signs of an abusive relationship. And while money worries can trigger domestic violence in adults, there's a nationwide increase in teen dating violence and controlling relationships.

A new study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology reports with free birth control, six of 1,000 teenage girls gave birth, compared to the national rate of 34 births per 1,000. The teen birth rate in Mississippi is 55 girls per 1,000. The study was done in St. Louis.

Classic cars, about 6,000 of them, are cruising along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It's more than a dazzling, week-long car parade and block party. Cruisin' the Coast is a $20 million economic engine for Mississippi.

Jobs. That's what nearly everyone in Mississippi wants to see more of. Some employers have positions open and they met with prospective employees at a job fair for people with disabilities in Biloxi. Word is, some job seekers walked away a step ahead in getting one.

Mississippi Democrats were among the millions watching the debates. Hear as they weigh in on the candidates.

Gulf  Coast leaders don't know yet how many millions of dollars will come into Mississippi from BP oil spill fines under the RESTORE Act.  No matter. They're going to be ready.. And they're asking for suggestions from the public on how to spend the money.

The National Institutes of Health set a Dec. 31 deadline for oil spill workers and volunteers to enroll in The Gulf Study.  The project is the largest study ever done on the possible health impacts of an oil spill. So far 29,000 people have enrolled, with 12 percent from Mississippi.

A former Deputy U.S. Marshal says Mississippi State Police is to blame for the escalating violence on the Ole Miss campus 50 years ago.

The U.S. Marshalls sent in 1962 to ensure the safety of Ole Miss’s first black student are recounting their days of protecting James Meredith.

Today marks the day – exactly 50 years ago – that James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, accompanied by a night of deadly riots.

As the Oct. 6 voter registration deadline nears, Mississippians are pouring in to circuit clerk's offices. Absentee voting is in progress for those who can't be at the voting booth Nov. 6.

United States Attorney General Eric Holder, the first African American to hold this job, is paying tribute to James Meredith, the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi 50 years ago.

Mississippi's unemployment rate inched down last month, but more than 100 thousand Mississippians are still without work.