Donald Trump wins US presidency, GOP reclaims Senate majority Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. World 06 Nov, 2024
Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu Periodical cicadas stay buried for years, until they surface and take over a landscape. Lifestyle 19 Apr, 2024
Roe ruling shows complex relationship between court, public The Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is unpopular with a majority of Americans — but did that matter? The relationship between the public and the judiciary has been studied and debated by legal and political scholars. The short answer: it's complicated. There's evidence that the public has an indirect role in the judiciary, but that might be changing. World 27 Jun, 2022
Tornado rips through New Orleans and its suburbs, killing 1 A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region that was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago. World 23 Mar, 2022
Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant US health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. World 06 Dec, 2021
Ida: Narrow escapes, deadly delays and a husband's sacrifice Tales of selflessness and heroism — and of deadly delays and heartbreaking missed opportunities — are emerging after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled the Northeast with record-breaking rain that flooded roads and houses, killing dozens. World 03 Sep, 2021
Hurricane Ida's aftermath, recovery uneven across Louisiana In New Orleans, an ongoing power outage after Hurricane Ida is making the sweltering summer unbearable. But in some areas outside the city, that misery is compounded by a lack of water, flooded neighborhoods and severely damaged homes. World 02 Sep, 2021
Weather disasters soar in numbers, cost, but deaths fall: UN Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. World 01 Sep, 2021
California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation A ferocious wildfire approached Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars when the entire California resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate and communities just across the state line in Nevada were warned to get ready to leave. World 31 Aug, 2021
Ida knocks out New Orleans power on deadly path through Gulf Hurricane Ida knocked out power to all of New Orleans and inundated coastal Louisiana communities on a deadly path through the Gulf Coast that was still unfolding and promised more destruction. World 30 Aug, 2021
Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. World 07 Aug, 2021
US COVID-19 cases hit six-month high at over 100,000 – Reuters tally The United States hit a six-month high for new COVID cases with over 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant ravages areas where people did not get vaccinated. World 05 Aug, 2021
