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" Pope Benedict the sixteenth has taken a position that the church has adopted in past years."

But then on the other side you see United States citizens being trafficked in our own country in our own backyards. Particularly in the sex trade and our young girls and boys are particularly vulnerable in that arena."

Schools around the country close in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But schools in the Deep South are also observing the birthday of Confederate General, Robert E. Lee.

The goal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is to end veteran homelssness by 2015.  Mississippi is inching its way toward that goal, with hundreds of homeless veterans living in the woods along the Gulf Coast.

The National Institute for Undersea Science & Technology at the University of Mississippi is leading a three-year research project on the impact of the BP oil spill.

After 11 years at the helm of the Mississippi State Port, Executive Director Don Allee has resigned, effective Nov. 2. And port commissioners are reconsidering plans to elevate the West Pier to 25 feet.

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.

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.

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.