8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (331+ words) North Korea said Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “huge destructive power.” The official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday's drill was meant to get familiar with the procedure for…...

16+ hour, 49+ min ago   (213+ words) Irish whiskey currently faces the 15% tariff imposed by Trump on imports from the European Union U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (384+ words) A visitation at Gallier Hall Friday celebrated the life of Jerome "Big Duck" Smith, a civil rights pioneer and Freedom Rider, whose funeral services are set for Saturday. He died last month at 87. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., city officials, law enforcement personnel,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (95+ words) A new daily record rainfall was set today in Kenner A new daily record rainfall was set today at the New Orleans Armstrong International airport in Kenner. The record set today was 3.86in breaking the old record of 3.22in set back in…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (243+ words) An appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, a decision that comes as the Supreme Court considers the same case and states have already started sending out ballots for the high-stakes…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (83+ words) The Jefferson Parish Fire Department is on the scene of a large fire that is causing significant traffic delays near Elmwood. According to the fire department, the fire was reported at a condominium in the 2800 block of Steamship Circle. Traffic…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1211+ words) A new study found that some girls born to mothers who took acetaminophen during pregnancy developed reproductive organ changes that could affect fertility later in life. It’s a finding the study authors say should drive future research but shouldn’t yet…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (882+ words) A panel of federal judges is set to hear arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict…...

5+ day, 22+ min ago   (431+ words) President Donald Trump is heading to Dallas, Texas, for a Republican convention, marking the first time the GOP has held such an event ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Democrats organized similar events in the 1970s and…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (246+ words) SpaceX is hiring in Pecan Island, at the site of their newly announced launch base. SpaceX is hiring in Louisiana. Just weeks after the historic announcement of a $100 billion launching pad in Louisiana, the aerospace company headed by Elon Musk…...