ROME (AP) — Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood...
As the city of New Orleans comes up on the 11th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is not being met with as much attention as it was a year ago.When the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina happened,...
The National Hurricane Center is giving a tropical wave located east of Puerto Rico an 80 percent chance of developing over the next five days. The disturbance, designated "Invest 99L," is expected to...
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among college and university students in the United States, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
Roughly 7.5 per 100,000 students commit...
According to a study in the Journal of American College Health in June 2015, the use of electronic cigarettes, known as an e-cig, among college students is exponentially on the rise even though a cloud...
A permanent decision has finally been made about the future of the TOPS scholarship program.
After a 74-21 vote, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill that would cause TOPS no to rise...
After Donald Trump’s victory in the Indiana primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, his closest rival, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have ended their presidential campaigns.
Running on a unique platform with self-funding...
New Orleanians are acknowledging the various sinkholes appearing in the city in their own special way by throwing a giant street party.
As of May 4, 1.4 thousand guests have RSVP’d to “Sinkhole...
Wallet Hub, a website developed to be a financial resource, ranked New Orleans as the city with the most efficient public spending in the country.
The rankings focused on spending in the areas of parks...
Stress, while it has the ability to motivate, it also poses a potential health risk, and for most college students, there’s no avoiding it.
Krista Toups, psychology senior, said college, especially...
In a city with one of the nation’s highest murder rates, a new, more deadly killer is emerging - heroin.
According to the Orleans Parish coroner, the number of deaths from heroin and other illegal...
William Kirkpatrick smiles, blue eyes glimmering over his faded cheekbone tattoo. It’s a sunny, breezy day at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, and this former death row inmate has...
