Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades. The […]
Month: June 2022
Summer swelter: Persistent heat wave breaks records, spirits
A heat wave that’s already lasted more than a week keeps on baking the US, Asia and even the Arctic.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a […]
Deadly stabbing reported in Vivian
VIVIAN, La. — The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man is dead after being stabbed by his girlfriend. The sheriff’s office says 30-year-old Tiffany […]
Body of Shreveport city marshal recovered off Florida coast
SHREVEPORT, La. — The body of Shreveport city marshal Charlie Caldwell Jr. has been recovered off the coast of Florida. The marshal’s office stated in […]
Biden takes spill while getting off bike after beach ride
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at […]
Group blasts Chimp Haven fight deaths; wild chimps also kill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An animal rights group has filed a federal complaint against the national sanctuary for chimpanzees once used for federal experiments.
Man convicted over thrown beer bottle that broke jaw
SHEVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted a 23-year-old man of throwing a half-full beer bottle at another man in a bar, breaking […]
Coroner IDs child drowned at Shreveport apartments
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The name of a child who drowned at an apartment complex in south Shreveport was released Tuesday by the Caddo Parish […]
Biden to visit ‘pariah’ Saudi Arabia and Israel next month
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the occupied West Bank, […]