Obama to push climate change in White House meeting
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will corral on Tuesday key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical for passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul energy policy.
Policy could prohibit citizens from fishing many bodies of water
The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.
ULL basketball coach let go
LAFAYETTE - Robert Lee will not coach the ULL basketball Ragin' Cajuns next season.
U.S. sitting on rare tech-crucial minerals
China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
TOKYO – Japan confirmed for the first time Tuesday the existence of once-secret Cold War-era pacts with the U.
Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
EL CAJON, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said.
LSU player tasered
BATON ROUGE - Two LSU athletes were cited over the weekend for fighting outside a Baton Rouge bar.
Controversy swirls around White House Chief of Staff Emanuel
Will the real Rahm Emanuel please stand up? The hard-charging chief of staff for the Obama administration has lately been stirring up new speculation in Washington as the White House enters a critical push to finalize tortuous congressional negotiations on health care legislation.
Why 'Avatar' lost big at the Oscars
Really, looking back, did "Avatar" even stand a chance? "Avatar" is still raking in the profits, but failed to produce the critical success that Cameron's previous film, "Titanic," generated 12 years ago.
Shooting at north Dallas office tower
DALLAS - There has been a shooting at an 18-story office tower in North Dallas housing the United Texas Bank, among other businesses.












