WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, the highest since June 1983, as employers cut far more jobs than expected. The report is evidence that the worst recession...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put "heart and soul" into Chicago's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games:...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu — the squirt-in-the-nose kind — begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to...

JENA, La. (AP) — The victim of a beating that stirred massive civil rights demonstrations in a small central Louisiana town has reached a settlement in the civil case against the LaSalle Parish School...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A retired Yale University employee who had complained about his benefits showed up at the Ivy League school with a rifle, ammunition and a knife, but his attorney said he...

MIAMI (AP) — Olaf forms in the Pacific far off Mexico's coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 season.   ——Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected].

Matthew McKeever has gulped down a Red Bull every day for nearly four years.The biological sciences senior said he started drinking energy drinks his first semester of college. He keeps a "fridge pack"...

Drug arrests have risen on campus while reported burglary offenses have declined, according to the University's 2009 Annual Security Report released Monday. This year's report gives an overview of campus...

After two weeks without liquor, Chelsea's Cafe will resume serving alcohol Wednesday, according to owner Dave Remmetter.The first circuit court of appeals revoked Chelsea's license Sept. 15 after an appellate...

LSU football fans couldn't ask for a better day to start their fall break.This year's four-day vacation coincides with the LSU football team's most daunting road game before the bye week, a 600-mile trip...

Student Government will take its Straight Talk event to the bus system today. SG members will ride the purple and gold routes from 10 a.m. to12 p.m. to gauge student opinion on the new bus system.   ---- Contact...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration is planning to push for new sanctions against Iran, targeting its energy, financial and telecommunications sectors, if it does not comply with international...