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New Orleans holds 1st parade of Carnival season 5 days after deadly attack on Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans to celebrate the first parade of Carnival season, just blocks from where 14 people were killed five days earlier by a rampaging driver. Hundreds filled the streets Monday evening for the...
Week 18 settles playoff field and draft order but also served as the last chance to reach bonuses
DENVER (AP) — It's not about the money until it is. The final weekend of the NFL regular season brought the usual intrigue over which teams would clinch the final playoff spots — the Buccaneers and Broncos — and who would get the No. 1 overall draft pick — the Titans —...
New Orleans attack came as the FBI was facing political heat and bracing for a transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joining law enforcement officials to update the public in the hours after a man killed 14 people and injured dozens of others in New Orleans, Louisiana's junior Republican senator, John Kennedy, implored the FBI to “catch these people" — and then added one more...
Trio leads Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to 97-83 victory over New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Garry Clark, Isaac Williams and Jordan Roberts all scored 14 to help Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat New Orleans 97-83 on Monday night. Clark added seven rebounds for the Islanders (10-6, 3-1 Southland Conference). Williams had eight assists. Roberts was 2 for...
Biden tells New Orleans mourners they are not alone as he honors victims of attack
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden told mourners in New Orleans on Monday that they are not alone as he paid tribute to victims of the deadly New Year’s attack and channeled the pain felt by their loved ones. Biden made the remarks at St. Louis Cathedral in the city's...
Saints expect changes, but Rizzi would like to stay and has some key players' support
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi agrees that major changes should be in store this offseason. After a loss at Tamp Bay in Sunday's season finale, the Saints (5-12) are coming off their worst regular season in nearly two decades. But...
Baker Mayfield's whatever-it-takes mentality has the Buccaneers chasing bigger goals
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield wanted more yards on one of his several scrambles so he lowered his head, leaned his shoulder forward and rammed into two linebackers. Whatever it takes to get the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into the playoffs. That was the way Mayfield...
Louisiana AG orders security investigation as Biden directs resources to help New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill ordered on Monday an investigation into safety and security deficiencies in New Orleans, where an Army veteran sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon Street, killing 14 New Year's revelers. “The People of...
Embarrassed Titans determined not to repeat season that netted them No. 1 overall draft pick
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are embarrassed, angry and a bit relieved the season is over after the promise bolstered by one of the NFL's biggest offseason spending sprees disappeared into a 3-14 record and the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft next April. Only...
What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter
NEW YORK (AP) — The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said. On Oct. 31, Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded video with the glasses as...
