Tropical system to bring heavy rain, flooding to Gulf Coast
MIAMI — Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the northern Gulf Coast as early as...
Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei's request to throw out a rule used to bar...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
Making hot sauce and working to save wetlands
AVERY ISLAND, La. — As storms grow more violent and Louisiana loses more of its coast, the family that makes Tabasco Sauce is fighting...
Senators press Interior Secretary Haaland on oil lease pause
WASHINGTON — Both Republican and Democratic senators pressed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for answers Wednesday after a federal court blocked the Biden administration’s suspension...
New owners try to get Bally’s Atlantic City back in the game
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Phil Juliano was looking at Bally's casino through rose-colored glass. Or more accurately, rose-colored glass flecked with jarringly out-of-place blue...
Average US price of gas rises 2 cents per gallon to $3.13
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents to $3.13 per gallon over the past three weeks.
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Court orders new look at minister’s virus restriction suit
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has revived a Louisiana minister’s lawsuit challenging now-expired coronavirus restrictions on church services.
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Racial tensions simmer as Southern Baptists hold key meeting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Race-related tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention are high heading into a national meeting next week. The election of a new...
Democrats seizing growing power to run for statewide offices
ATLANTA — For more than a decade, Georgia Democrats struggled to lure highly qualified, big-name candidates to run for statewide office. With Republicans firmly...
