WASHINGTON (AP) — Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives...

Operations at the Mall of Louisiana will be business as usual despite a recent declaration of bankruptcy.General Growth Properties, Inc., the owner of 158 shopping centers nationwide including the Mall...

Instead of packing cigarettes, searching for a lighter and standing outside, smokers can now get their nicotine fix anywhere without the hassle, inconvenience and health problems of tobacco.Electronic...

Elizabeth Aycock, accounting major, is the most recent recipient of the University's Distinguished Communicator Award, according to a University news release. Aycock will receive the award at the 2009...

Coastal scientist Ivor van Heerden wasn't fired from the Hurricane Center, but his position was eliminated along with all the other employees in the center when Director Marc Levitan resigned, University...

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Jay Leno checked into a hospital with an undisclosed illness Thursday and canceled the taping of the "Tonight" show, but was doing well and planned to return next week,...

The LSU AgCenter has been closely monitoring the progress of a federal lawsuit filed by environmental groups against the Environmental Protection Agency that could further regulate pesticide applications,...

The Louisiana Board of Regents approved on Thursday a plan to cut 87 higher education programs with low completion rates. After reviewing 36 programs in the LSU System, the Board is terminating nine. Currently...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina‘s biggest wildfire in more than three decades a blaze four miles wide destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area‘s...

After receiving four bids Tuesday, the University is one step closer to bringing a new bus system to campus. Gary Graham, Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation director, said University officials...

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Thursday he will reopen a hearing on whether a handgun found on Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne's tour bus can be used as evidence at his illegal-weapon possession trial. Justice...

State legislators have their work cut out for them for the next legislative session beginning Monday. Legislators prefiled hundreds of bills in advance of the session, many of which are sure to draw out...