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Ukraine’s Chief Prosecutor Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has submitted his resignation as a major corruption investigation involving fraudulent call centers reaches into the country’s top prosecutor’s office. Kravchenko announced his resignation after Ukrainian anti corruption investigators searched offices used by him and…
Heat Advisory Issued For Southeast Louisiana, Parts Of Mississippi On Labor Day
Residents across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi are being urged to take precautions this Labor Day as dangerous heat and humidity are expected to push heat index values well above 100 degrees during what is already expected to be a…
AfD Projected To Win Big Lead In Saxony-Anhalt State Election
Exit polls from Saxony-Anhalt, an eastern German state, project the far-right Alternative for Germany party, known as the AfD, winning between roughly 44 and 45 percent of the vote in Sunday’s state election, according to NPR. The same exit polls…
One Year After Kirk’s Death, Turning Point USA Faces Internal Splits
A year after Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September 2025, the conservative youth organization he built is still shaping young conservative politics, but it is also grappling with internal divisions, according to NPR. Kirk’s widow, Erika…
Boeing 767 Overruns Runway At Miami Airport, Five Dead
An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon and crashed, according to NPR. The aircraft was a Boeing 767 operated by contract cargo carrier 21 Air, flying as Prime Air…
Mandeville Store Sells Winning $50,000 Powerball Ticket
A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Mandeville, according to the Louisiana Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at Rouses Market #92, 4100 Highway 59 in Mandeville, for the August 31, 2026 Powerball drawing, according to the Louisiana Lottery’s…
No Tropical Development Expected In Atlantic Basin Over Next Seven Days
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say no tropical cyclones are expected to form anywhere across the Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea, or the Gulf of America over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center’s Miami office issued the outlook…
Heat Advisory Covers St. Tammany Parish Through September 7
St. Tammany Parish is under a Heat Advisory from the National Weather Service office in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, in effect from 9:03 a.m. CDT on September 6, 2026, through 7 p.m. CDT on September 7, 2026. The advisory…
DEA Warns Deadly Synthetic Opioids Are Spreading Across The Northshore
The Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing an urgent warning to residents across the Northshore after investigators detected an increasingly dangerous class of synthetic opioids in the local drug supply. The drugs, known as nitazenes, have been discovered during recent investigations…
Strangers Step Up To Help Driver Stranded In Gause Boulevard Flooding
SLIDELL, La. A heavy downpour turned part of Gause Boulevard into more of a swimming pool than a roadway today, and at least one driver learned the hard way that cars and deep water don’t mix. A vehicle stalled in…