A month after the storm, small communities along Louisiana’s southeastern coast are still without power or running water.
Jeff Ham
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Reopening of ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway halted by COVID-19 cases
It was Broadway’s first COVID-19 cancellation since shows resumed with Bruce Springsteen’s concert in July.
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Lobster fishing crew donates 600-pound tuna to soup kitchen in Belfast
Crew members from J & J Lobster were catching bait on the coastline when they felt the big bite.
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Alan Jackson reveals nerve condition affecting his balance
The country superstar says the genetic condition and its effects on his ability to walk have been getting more noticeable.
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A jury convicted R. Kelly; will his music face consequences?
It’s unlikely that the R&B superstar’s conviction on all nine counts in a sex trafficking case will mean much for his fans, given the awful things they had learned already, some observers say.
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Senate Republicans block bill to keep government going; Democrats to try again
Once a routine matter, raising the federal debt limit is now a political weapon wielded by Republicans.
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Autopsy shows actor Michael K. Williams died of drug intoxication
Williams, known for playing Omar Little on ‘The Wire,’ had fentanyl, parafluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine in his system when he died Sept. 6, says New York City’s medical examiner.
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Melvin Van Peebles, ‘godfather of modern Black cinema,’ dies at 89
Van Peebles was best known for ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,’ one of the most influential movies of its time.
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U.S. will fly ‘massive’ number of Haitians from Texas to Haiti, official says
Chaos unfolded Friday in a small Texas border city as hundreds crossed the Rio Grande freely and in a steady stream.
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California wildfires threaten famous giant sequoia trees
The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, the world’s largest tree, was wrapped in a fire-resistant blanket as protection against the possibility of intense flames.