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Robot hands, plastic-eating worms: A visit to the New Orleans science fair
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (513+ words) Hundreds of middle and high school students presented projects at the 70th Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair last week at Tulane University. Gone are the days of baking-soda volcanoes, said long-time judge Tommy Meehan. "We've come a long way,…...
What's causing devastating rain storms — and what you can do to stay safe
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (256+ words) MICHAEL COPLEY, BYLINE: Hey, Juana. SUMMERS: So, Michael, over the past couple of weeks, so many of us have been really just shocked to see the intensity of some of this flooding. What can you tell us about why we're…...
Landry signs letter to USDA asking to remove some foods from SNAP list
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (210+ words) Louisiana is one of several states asking the Trump administration to make changes to its food stamp program. Gov. Jeff Landry sent a request to the Department of Agriculture last week, asking it to remove sugary drinks, soda, and candy…...
Two former LSU employees accused of stealing thousands from bursar’s office
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) Two former LSU employees are facing theft charges after allegedly stealing thousands in cash from the university bursar's office. Yetiv Knight, a former assistant director of customer service, is accused of stealing $2,500 in cash. Tonya Harvey, a former accounting technician,…...
States try to revive Medicaid work requirements, worrying some low-income Americans
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (978+ words) More than 70 million Americans who are low-income or disabled have health insurance paid for by the state and federal government called Medicaid. The main qualification currently is that you have to make below a certain income level. But there's an…...
GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (958+ words) Mark Johnson, a Republican state senator in Arkansas, was attending a festival in his district last year when he came across people gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would protect abortion rights in the state. "They said this…...
Here's the 2025 list of Most Endangered Historic Places in the U.S.
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (647+ words) This year, the annual list from the National Trust for Historic Preservation includes a mysterious castle, flooded communities in Florida and North Carolina, historic hotels and a gigantic turtle. This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. Here's the 2025 list…...
Two states want to remove candy and soda from the list of SNAP benefits
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (387+ words) Arkansas and Indiana want to remove candy and soda from the list of items people can buy with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP. As Maggie Ryan from member station Little Rock Public Radio reports, this follows Health and…...
States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1041+ words) For many years, Eric Wunderlin's health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around Dayton, Ohio, making so little that he said he sometimes had to choose…...
Severe storms and floods batter South and Midwest, as death toll rises to at least 18
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (441+ words) Severe storms continued to pound parts of the South and Midwest on Sunday, as a punishing and slow-moving storm system unleashed life-threatening flash floods and powerful tornadoes from Mississippi to Kentucky. On Sunday, areas that had been battered by high…...