National News
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88
Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music…
Local News
Death toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolin, Florida digs out
The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas…
World News
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed…
weather
Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 35 in 4 states
Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least…
Local News
United Way leads disaster relief for Helene victims
Special to the American Press In response to Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact, United Way Southwest Louisiana is providing…
weather
Helene makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned of “catastrophic”…
Politics
Democrats try to censure Clay Higgins
House Democrats attempted Wednesday to quickly censure a Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a post he…
Politics
House Republicans advance contempt charges against Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony
Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary of State Antony…
Local News
Cassidy: Spending deal would avert possible federal shutdown
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and his colleagues will vote this week on a short-term continuing resolution to fund…
NFL
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure…