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Sidney Poitier, first Black man to win Best Actor Oscar, dies at 94
Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier, who won countless awards as a trail-blazing actor — including an Oscar for Best ... Read more
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Oldest US veteran of World War II dies at 112
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. — and ... Read more
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Biden draws line, vows US to act decisively if Russia invades Ukraine
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden conferred on Sunday with Ukraine’s leader over the Russian troop buildup near ... Read more
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La. setting records for COVID-19 cases
Louisiana is setting records for new COVID-19 diagnoses, and the state’s omicron variant surge is just beginning, Gov. ... Read more
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La.’s COVID deaths near 15,000
Louisiana’s COVID-19 death toll edged toward 15,000 on Wednesday, and the zoo in New Orleans said half of ... Read more
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Family sues oil company over fatal tank explosion
BATON ROUGE — Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who died when an oil storage tank exploded in February ... Read more
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Former Senate majority leader Reid dies
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. ... Read more
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Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly ... Read more
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CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, 5-day quarantine
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from ... Read more
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From Her Kitchen to Yours: SW La. native building name for herself
STONEWALL — Brittany Kham was just a regular girl from South Louisiana when she decided to download popular ... Read more