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  • Was TWA Flight 800 crash accidental

    Skeptics who have long theorized that TWA Flight 800 was brought down by sinister forces will get a fresh surge of energy when a new documentary attempts to disprove that the 1996 crash was ...

  • Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen following a security handover ceremony at a military academy outside Kabul June 18, ...

  • Police search for missing New Orleans East teen

    New Orleans police said 15-year-old Shanna Rodgers was last seen about 10 p.m. Monday in her home in the 4600 block of Gabriel Drive. Rodgers' mother told officers she checked on her daughter, but she was not in her ...

  • Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings

    "You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...

  • COL BB North Carolina 4 Louisiana State 2

    Trent Thornton hurled seven efficient innings and Brian Holberton homered Tuesday in North Carolina's 4-2 College World Series win over Louisiana State. Thornton, a freshman, allowed two runs on nine hits and overcame four walks while Colin Moran chipped in with three hits, an RBI and two runs scored as the top-seeded Tar Heels eliminated LSU. With the victory, North Carolina advances to ...


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Movie Review

Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

If you knew nothing about the movie and just happened to glance at the title, you might think that Man on a Ledge is some kind of metaphor. But, no, it is indeed quite literal, referring to the fact that, for nearly the entirety of the film, there is a man standing on a ledge. ... ...

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  • Officer fired after found driving without license plate

    The New Orleans Police Department said Jeremy Wilcox was pulled over in July by a St. John Parish sheriff's deputy because he was driving a truck without a license plate. When he ran a check on Wilcox's driver's license, the deputy found out there was an arrest warrant out for Wilcox in St. Charles Parish, where he issued a bad check for $2,505 in September ...

  • City officials State law hampers police detail reforms

    FROM IMPLEMENTING POLICE DETAIL REFORMS. MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU ASKED A FEDERAL JUDGE FOR GUIDANCE, BECAUSE THE CITY IS NOW REQUIRED - UNDER A CONSENT DECREE - TO REFORM HOW THE NOPD MANAGES AND COORDINATES OFF DUTY PAID DETAILS. DURING THE RECENTLY ENDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION STATE LAWMAKERS PASSED LAWS DEALING WITH PAID DETAILS THE CITY SAYS CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED. the law prohibits the officer of ...

  • Tigers eliminated from CWS in 4-2 loss to North Carolina

    After the Tar Heels got blown out by North Carolina State and the Tigers lost a heart-breaker to UCLA Sunday, the No. 1 and No. 4 overall seeds squared off Tuesday afternoon in ...

  • Louisiana plant explosion kills 1 injures 5

    HOUSTON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and five others were injured in an explosion that rattled a fertilizer plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana Friday evening, local media reported. The explosion, caused by a nitrogen vessel rupture, happened at around 6:15 p.m. at CF Industries in Donaldsonville, a southern city located along the west bank of the Mississippi River, local media ...

  • Upcoming lane ramp closures in N.O. and surrounding areas

    Two right lanes of I-10 West between Clearview Parkway and Veterans Memorial Boulevard, the Clearview Boulevard on ramps to I-10 West and the veterans Memorial Boulevard off ramp from I-10 west will close from 7:30 p.m. June 18 to 6:30 a.m. June 19. One lane of I-10 West will remain ...

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