Damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flood risk will continue throughout the weekend across the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic.
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New Orleans school officials will decide whether to close the charter school under a new policy that allows the district to intervene mid-contract. -
Tropical Storm Isaias has formed off eastern Mexico. Forecasters say it's expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. -
Country music legend and world-renowned philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away just over a month ago. New Orleans honored her by doing what the city does best: a second-line jazz funeral. -
Officials are asking the highest court to decide whether the state legislature can abolish an elected position after someone has already been elected. -
Attorney General Liz Murrill said the laws, which grant immunity to doctors in the Democratic-led states who prescribe certain abortion medications remotely, violate the Constitution and federal law and prevent states with abortion bans from enforcing their own laws. -
70 years ago, Elvis Presley returned to his hometown for one of his most iconic performances. The town celebrated the anniversary with a faithful recreation. -
Algiers Charter, L.B. Landry’s operator, will not seek another contract to run the high school. Data show enrollment has fallen by about a third since 2021-22. -
Georges dismissed concerns from some of his reporters that his embrace of Meta blurs the line between the news and business. -
The Gulf’s Flower Garden Banks has been viewed as healthy, but a new study shows signs of damage. -
Across the Gulf South, people on parole and probation are responsible for much of the cost of community supervision. For many, it’s an untenable financial burden.
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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong defense of human rights and international law.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot a man in New York City. It raised tensions between the Trump administration and New York officials over the state's sanctuary policies.
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Hurricane Isaias in poised to make landfall on the Gulf Coast near the Alabama-Florida boarder. It will be the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2024.
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Planet Money traced many new beverage flavors to one laboratory that serves dozens of companies to see how new flavors are created and why we're seeing such an explosion of options right now.
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Hall of Fame football player and legendary coach Mike Ditka led the Chicago Bears to the team's only Superbowl win in 1986. He died Friday at 86.