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December 03, 2018

No. 1 Alabama has 5 players first-team AP All-SEC selections

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is the offensive player of the year and one of five members of the top-ranked Crimson Tide ...

December 01, 2018

Rhode Island governor becomes chair of Democratic group

Weeks after an election that boosted its membership, the Democratic Governors Association selected Rhode Island Gov.

November 29, 2018

With an eye on past problems, Facebook expands local feature

Facebook is cautiously expanding a feature that shows people local news and information, including missing-person alerts, ...

November 27, 2018

Supreme Court orders new look at case of endangered frog

Federal judges must look again at an agency's decision to declare a tract of Louisiana timberland "critical habitat" for an ...

November 24, 2018

Cracklins to boudin: Toups cookbook a treatise on Cajun food

Despite the title — "Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking" — there are no alligator entries in the New ...

November 23, 2018

Saints win 10th straight, eliminate Falcons in NFC South

Drew Brees made Atlanta pay for losing track of his inexperienced receivers, and New Orleans' defense halted several ...

November 19, 2018

Brees, Saints singe sinking Eagles, 48-7

Drew Brees grinned, paused as if searching for the right words, and even let out the beginnings of a laugh. The Saints have ...

November 15, 2018

Christina Aguilera denied song with band at New Orleans bar

Pop star Christina Aguilera says a band at a New Orleans bar denied her a turn on the mic the night before she performed in ...

November 10, 2018

Saints place Bryant on injured reserve, promote Kirkwood

Dez Bryant's season is over before it had even begun. The New Orleans Saints placed the newly acquired Bryant on injured ...

November 10, 2018

Saints' Dez Bryant hurt, calls injury the 'ultimate test'

Dez Bryant's tenure with the Saints may have been short-lived. In just his second practice with New Orleans, the newly ...

November 09, 2018

Bryant practices with Saints, asserts he's 'not a bad guy.'

Dez Bryant wasn't about to declare himself a changed man just because he'd changed teams. At age 30, the ninth-year NFL ...

November 08, 2018

Saints sign ex-Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant

Dez Bryant has found a new team, agreeing to join the already prolific offense of the surging New Orleans Saints. The former ...

November 05, 2018

Long-distance call: Thomas helps Saints beat Rams 45-35

When the time came to dial up a big play for Michael Thomas, the Saints' leading receiver answered the call. He even had a ...

October 29, 2018

US citizen held 13 months for suspected ties to IS is freed

The U.S. has released a dual American-Saudi citizen who was suspected of working with the Islamic State and detained by the U

October 29, 2018

How a white man is competing for Democratic votes in Georgia

At the annual fundraising gala for Bulloch County Democrats, one orator after another roused the crowd with criticism of ...

October 27, 2018

Another Minneapolis Miracle? Saints sure hope not

The last time the Saints and Vikings hooked up, folks in Minnesota were toasting Stefon Diggs with steins of Surly, and ...

October 26, 2018

Childish Gambino cancels Voodoo Fest show due to foot injury

Childish Gambino has canceled his Saturday appearance at the 2018 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans because of ...

October 26, 2018

Former Turner Field gets another crack at baseball _ sort of

Hank Azaria attended a baseball game at Turner Field a few seasons ago. He can't believe what it's become. "I don't even ...

October 25, 2018

New Orleans museum shows art collected by namesake duke

The New Orleans Museum of Art is winding up the city's tricentennial with an exhibition of dozens of paintings collected by ...