BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nearly 20 minutes into the latest clash between Spain’s most popular football teams, Barcelona’s 98,000-seat Camp Nou stadium erupted into a deafening roar. Tens...
(AP) — To combat blight, East Baton Rouge officials want to make it easier to foreclose on neglected or abandoned property.
The Advocate reports that city-parish officials are pushing a new plan...
LAKE CHARLES (AP) — Food gathered from around the nation is in Lake Charles to be loaded onto a cargo ship that is headed to West Africa.
The American Press reports the M/V Sheila McDevitt will...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers on her “MDNA Tour” in New Orleans.
The Material Girl asked during Saturday night’s performance:...
NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and relatives of Yoselyn Ortega, the New York City nanny accused of stabbing two young children to death, said she appeared to be struggling emotionally and financially recently....
KENSINGTON, Md. (AP) — The projected storm surge from Hurricane Sandy is a “worst case scenario” with devastating waves and tides predicted for the highly populated New York City metro...
VANCOUVER (AP) — A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.
The U.S....
MADRID (AP) — Spanish shepherds led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights threatened by urban sprawl and modern...
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — For Nokia, it comes down to this: Is Microsoft’s new phone software going to get it back in the smartphone race, or is it going to be too late?
After being the top...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Board of Regents has given Southern University permission to drop its master of arts in mass communication degree in a budget-cutting move that provoked the...
THIBODAUX (AP) — A hearing to determine the mental competency of a man charged with first-degree murder in the killing and beheading of his son has been rescheduled.
The Daily Comet reports 31-year-old...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pop star Kelly Clarkson will ride as celebrity grand marshal when the Krewe of Endymion parade rolls on the Saturday before Mardi Gras in 2013.
Clarkson was the first winner...
