US Congressmen burned the midnight oil Saturday night as a highlyanticipated vote on the House of Representatives health-care reformbill took place after 11 p.m.
With only five votes to spare, Democrats...
It didn't seem possible for Twitter to get any more popular, but it has.A recent study by Pew Research reveals a significantly higher percentage of Internet users now use Twitter or similar status-updating...
When Crystal Johnson discovered peanuts in her favorite pecan ice cream, she didn't know she would spur the voluntary recall of Dove's Caramel Pecan Perfection ice cream Oct. 26.Johnson, assistant professor...
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm...
Local gene research company TransGenRx has landed a $30 million deal to produce human growth hormone for an Argentinean pharmaceutical company.TGRx — founded in 2002 with technology developed at...
One Saturday a month, downtown Baton Rouge becomes a hub of creativity as artists from across Louisiana and neighboring states come together to share and sell their handmade crafts as part of an 11-year...
Paint-splattering drums, inflatable games and building food-can models of Tiger Stadium and the Memorial Tower are among the activities students will participate in to celebrate the 100-year anniversary...
Dawn Monahan said she was intimidated by the new GroupX system because the class she wanted to take was labeled as advanced.But the anthropology senior spoke with the instructor and found both comfort...
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army spokeswoman says the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings had been scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to counsel soldiers suffering from combat stress.Army spokeswoman Col....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials said at least eight people were hurt in a shooting at a downtown office building Friday and a gunman was on the loose.People streamed out of the high-rise building...
A referendum allowing the student government vice president to be eligible to receive a salary passed the student body in the fall elections held Tuesday.The referendum — which passed with 61.9 percent...
Bayou Country Superfest tickets are available today, according to an LSU Athletics e-mail. The concert will feature popular country artists Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Brooks & Dunn and Keith...
