Rising cases of Covid-19 in Louisiana have led to the cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz Fest for the second year running, organizers announced Sunday. Louisiana broke its record for Covid-19 related hospitalizations on multiple days last week, with 2,421 individuals hospitalized with the virus on Friday.  The same day[Read More…]

Over 12,000 people in eight California counties are under wildfire evacuation orders — most impacted by America’s biggest blaze, the Dixie Fire. The Dixie Fire, the second-largest in California’s history, was threatening Indian Valley homes near the fire-ravaged town of Greenville on Monday night. Images taken from the scene showed[Read More…]

The niece of William Edward Mann, who is presumed to have died on Dec. 7, 1941 when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, is among some families of crew members who are demanding the U.S. military take advantage of advances in DNA technology to identify 85 sailors and Marines from Arizona[Read More…]

Walmart will begin offering free college tuition and books to its 1.5 million U.S. employees, the latest effort by the country’s largest private employer to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market. The retail giant said Tuesday that it will invest nearly $1 billion over the next five[Read More…]