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Business

Stocks are making wild swings as markets try to assess the potential damage from Trump’s trade war

Stocks are sharply swinging down, up, then down again on Wall Street as markets try to assess the ... Read more

World News

Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone

Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now ... Read more

Business

Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore La. coast in landmark trial

Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a ... Read more

Business

Sell-off worsens worldwide and Dow drops 1,700 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs

Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. ... Read more

Local News

Two people presumed dead after small plane crashes in a marshy area in Louisiana

Both people on board a small plane that crashed in southern Louisiana on Wednesday night are presumed dead, ... Read more

Business

Dow drops 1,500 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump’s tariff shock

Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the ... Read more

National News

Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an ... Read more

Business

Stock markets fall worldwide as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ approaches

President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” is fast approaching, and stock markets from Wall Street to Wellington, New Zealand, are ... Read more

State News

It’s Election Day: Voters to decide on constitutional amendments for crime, courts, finances

Louisianians are set to vote Saturday on several constitutional amendments dealing with crime, courts and finances. During a ... Read more

National News

Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring

In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down ... Read more

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