21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1421+ words) (The Center Square) - Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people. The hijackers arrived in the U.S. on tourist visas with cash and travelers checks they got in the…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (480+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) - Former federal environmental officials are sounding an alarm in a new report about potential health impacts from data center pollution amidst what they see as a breakdown in oversight. The Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit organization made up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (449+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana is ending its Medicaid managed care partnership with Healthy Blue, a change that will force more than 290,000 people to move to another health plan by the beginning of next year. The Louisiana Department of Health announced…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (708+ words) (The Center Square) – Twenty-two state attorneys general are questioning taxpayer funding of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine amid what the AGs call the group’s “sham”-like “independent review” of its much debated reference manual’s climate science chapter…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (496+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) - A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining order…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1040+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Treasury’s recent proposed regulation to limit refunds for certain tax credits based on immigration status is the latest move by the Trump administration to restrict noncitizens’ access to federal benefits. In President Donald…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (85+ words) The Republican Party of Louisiana has endorsed state Sen. Blake Miguez in the race for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, drawing an objection from fellow Republican state Sen. Rick Edmonds over how the endorsement was decided. Two arrested in Livingston Parish copper…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (236+ words) (The Center Square) – Ahead of the weekend’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix race in Washington, D.C., First Lady Melania Trump hosted an event Thursday to highlight her Fostering the Future initiative as IndyCar and Fox Corporation donated $2 million to fund scholarships…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (640+ words) (The Center Square) – In a change meant to aid small businesses, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has permanently rescinded certain corporate ownership reporting requirements. The change, however, might also complicate law enforcement’s efforts to crack down on abuses…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) (The Center Square)– The U.S. Department of the Interior has transferred jurisdiction of a historic 3-acre parcel located at the mouth of the Calcasieu River to accommodate expansion of the Venture Global LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, according…...