LAWTELL (AP) — The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 34-year-old Opelousas woman was cited for obstructing a railroad crossing after she allegedly tried to beat a train and it hit her...
(AP) — New Orleans will be the site of the new marquee bowl game between the Southeastern Conference and Big 12.
The conferences made the announcement Tuesday. The game will still be called the...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Preliminary information indicates a fire at a North Carolina hospital that killed a patient and injured three workers occurred during a defibrillation, authorities said, citing...
METAIRIE (AP) — Now that New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis has returned to work, the Saints need his crisis-management skills to be sharp.
The organization continues to be rife with unsettled...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man could spend up to 25 years in prison for stealing lobsters he planned to sell to support his drug habit.
Authorities say 47-year-old Charles Shumanis III...
MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin fired his powerful defense chief over a corruption scandal Tuesday, but a heady mix of sex, power struggles and military vendettas dominated talk in Russia about what...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans were facing a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?
Citizens in the U.S. island territory cannot...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The mummified toddler seized from antiquities traffickers is at least 700 years old and sits, spine curved forward, only about a foot tall.
It was welcomed back to Peru on Tuesday...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — International Paper is giving the state two reservoirs that are popular recreational sites near Bastrop, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Monday.
The Bussey...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dismissing speculation that he might be interested in Sean Payton, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he has “a lot of faith” in coach Jason Garrett and has no idea...
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) — One of the last U.S. apparel manufacturers of its kind is losing its shirt.
FesslerUSA had survived war and depression, free trade and foreign imports, producing millions...
NEW YORK (AP) — Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the...
