New Orleans holds 1st parade of Carnival season 5 days after deadly attack on Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans Monday evening to celebrate the first parade of Carnival season, just blocks from where 14 people were killed five days ago
Smart bird feeders gain popularity and spark interest in bird-watching
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by Christmas, she had become so obsessed with birds that most of
Mexico drops migrants in troubled resort as it disperses them far from US border
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — About 100 migrants from various countries wandered directionless and disoriented through the streets of the troubled Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. After walking for a couple weeks through southern Mexico with hundreds of
Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia has forced a Florida retiree to try to renounce his American citizenship after jailing him over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince, according to the man’s son. The retiree,
New Orleans attack came as the FBI was facing political heat and bracing for a transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joining law enforcement officials to update the public in the hours after a man killed 14 people and injured dozens of others in New Orleans, Louisiana’s junior Republican senator, John Kennedy, implored the FBI
Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital is often not a place that handles winter weather well. Cold-weather transplants complain about the inability of local drivers to navigate snowy roads and the tendency of the school systems to
Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call. Interim police chief Sue
Trump expected to meet Senate Republicans in Washington on Wednesday, Hill aide says
By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is expected to meet Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday, a Republican aide said on Monday, as the president-elect urges his party to combine his priorities into
Trump picks Joseph Nocella Jr. to be US attorney for Eastern District of New York
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he was choosing Joseph Nocella Jr. as his pick to become U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Judge Nocella has a strong record of bringing Law
Court proceedings for man charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing are delayed several weeks
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO outside a New York City hotel is unlikely to appear in Manhattan federal court again before mid-February after prosecutors and lawyers on Monday requested more
