Mariah Carey’s secret grunge album part of tribute at MusiCares event

Mariah Carey has blended pop, R&B, gospel and hip-hop into hit songs over five decades. But it was hearing a couple of cuts off her 1990s secret grunge album that had the ...

Coordinated attacks in Pakistan kill 10 security personnel and dozens of insurgents

Assailants armed with guns and grenades carried out nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan early Saturday, targeting a high-security prison, police ...

At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern Congo, rebel authorities say

At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday. The ...

After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market

When a drug cartel came calling at a store selling vapes in northern Mexico, the owners knew they were powerless. The cartel abducted two employees, blindfolded them and ...

Gone are the days of the $1 buffet in Las Vegas. Now $175 buffets offer luxury dining

Eighty years ago, the first Las Vegas buffet opened with the $1 western-themed Buckaroo Buffet that offered cold cuts and cheese. Today, visitors can drop $175 on luxury buffets ...

Wowed by the agility dogs at the Westminster show? A winning handler explains how it’s done

A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you’ve never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ...

A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment

Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim dashed from building to building, desperate for places to hide. He ran through streets littered with bodies. Around him, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur ...

Democrats Menefee and Edwards compete for a House seat that will narrow GOP’s slim majority

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing Saturday for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston, a special election that will narrow the GOP’s already slim House majority.

Wolves at Griffins

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Gentilly Woods area Friday morning, Jan. 30. Weeks after the Jefferson Parish Council appointed a new member to the Jefferson ...

Cold and windy Saturday to start the weekend

Get ready for a blast of very cold air to settle in across the area heading into the weekend. Dry weather will stick around ...

MHSAA highlights, Jan. 30, 2026

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Gentilly Woods area Friday morning, Jan. 30. Weeks after the Jefferson Parish Council appointed a new member to the Jefferson ...

NASCAR’s Greg Biffle wasn’t flying his plane before crash that killed him and 6 others

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, ...