Trump pardons NBA YoungBoy, ending rapper’s legal troubles
Louisiana rap artist NBA YoungBoy, who was sentenced to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges,…
3 more escaped New Orleans jail inmates captured; 2 remain at large
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier…
Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite government objections
NEW YORK (AP) — Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his 1-month-old son for the…
Trump on Capitol Hill implores GOP to get behind his ‘big, beautiful’ bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump implored House Republicans at the Capitol to drop their fights over his…
Law enforcement searches for 7 escaped inmates still missing from New Orleans jail
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching Saturday for seven of the…
University of Alabama student from Iran faces deportation
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani and her fiance, Alireza Doroudi, had just spent an evening celebrating…
Cam Ward goes No. 1 overall in NFL draft as Titans get their QB
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cam Ward went from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL…
Deepwater Horizon oil spill anniversary: Status of BP lawsuits and coastal restoration in 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing…
Trump administration plans expanding immigration detention system
JENA, La. (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000…
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted…
Biden administration offshore oil and gas lease in Gulf Coast is unlawful, federal judge says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An expanse of Gulf Coast federal waters larger than the state of Colorado was…
Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
ANGOLA, La. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort to block Louisiana’s first execution using…