Extended power outages push Louisiana residents to leave
MARRERO, La. — Gwen Warren describes herself as a “strong woman.” But after days without electricity in a hot, sweaty Louisiana summer after Hurricane...
New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics
Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas this week, clinics in neighboring states were fielding growing numbers of calls from women...
Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton dies at 81
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ernest “Rip” Patton, a member of the Nashville Freedom Riders and civil rights leader, has died, the Freedom Rides Museum announced....
School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll
BOSTON — As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12...
Robert Durst admits ‘cadaver’ note made him look guilty
LOS ANGELES — New York real estate heir Robert Durst testified Monday that he lied for decades about sending police a note directing them...
‘Lost Leonardo’ unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi
NEW YORK — We're accustomed to movies — usually adventures, like “Indiana Jones” — with lines that traverse the globe and pinball between global...
Tourists fined $500 for touching Hawaiian monk seal
HONOLULU — A woman from Louisiana who was honeymooning in Hawaii has been fined $500 after a social media video showed her touching an...
Tourists fined for touching endangered Hawaiian monk seal
HONOLULU — U.S. authorities launched an investigation and fined Louisiana tourists honeymooning in Hawaii after a video on social media showed a woman touching...
Bonus pay for essential workers varied widely across states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — For putting their health on the line during the coronavirus pandemic, prison guards in Missouri got an extra $250 per...
Michigan guard DeVante Jones withdraws from NBA draft
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan guard DeVante’ Jones, a transfer from Coastal Carolina, has withdrawn from the NBA draft.
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