Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports on Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed. Pound told the news outlet he expects the Games will likely take place in 2021,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued a statewide “stay at home” directive, ordering all 4.6 million people in Louisiana to stay at home starting at 5 p.m. on Monday unless they're performing an essential task…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — Jazz Fest 2020 has been postponed until the fall. The festival announced Tuesday that, at the direction of local authorities, the 2020 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will not take place in April and May…
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon organizers say they're postponing the prestigious race until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The Boston Athletic Association's decision comes as premier sporting events worldwide are…
Based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Southeastern Conference today announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2020 Men's Basketball Tournament in Nashville. "We understand that this decision will be disappointing to…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. It's a sight the Hollywood mogul's multitude of accusers thought they…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gas prices continue to fall across the country as the cost of crude oil hit 4-year low on Monday. At $2.38 per gallon, the national gas price average has not been this cheap since last February.…
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren has ended her Democratic presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Super Tuesday states. That's according to a person familiar with her plans. The Massachusetts senator hasn't endorsed Bernie Sanders…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as family members of a condemned Alabama inmate, are asking the governor to to stop the execution of the…
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and has endorsed Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City…
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top elections official says he wants the power to check whether registered voters in the state are also U.S. citizens. Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson took office in January. He is…
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-controlled Legislature is trying to restrict the reasons women may seek abortion. This comes after federal courts blocked time limitations the state tried to set the past two years. A bill that…
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal appeals judges are set to hear arguments on whether the United States' men-only military draft requirement is constitutional. Nobody has been drafted in the U.S. in more than 40 years.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least two tornadoes touched down early Tuesday in central Tennessee, including one that ripped across downtown Nashville and caused about 40 buildings to collapse around the city. Nashville Mayor John Cooper and the sheriffs of…
Senator Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of the presidential race, a campaign official confirmed on Monday. The Minnesota senator, who campaigned as a moderate Democrat who would “get things done,” surprised early with a third-place finish in New Hampshire, but…
"Judge Judy" will soon come to an end after 25 years on the air. Judy Sheindlin will appear on "Ellen" Monday, where in the previously recorded interview she reveals that the 2020-2021 season will be the last. “Judge Judy” has…
(NBC News) — Six people were killed Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at the Molson Coors headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Schools and businesses near the campus were locked down as police responded. Mayor Tom Barrett confirmed the fatalities to…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (WXXV) — Marine research group OCEARCH is tracking a 2,076 pound, 15-foot-long great white shark named Unama'ki off the Louisiana coast. OCEARCH uses GPS technology to track the movement of more than 400 tagged aquatic animals, including…
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer (AP) — Shares have opened lower in Europe after a mixed day in Asia following Wall Street's worst session in two years. Benchmarks fell Tuesday in Germany, France and Japan as the number of…
By Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate spared from execution by questions over whether dementia had erased memories of his crime has died on death row. The Alabama Department of Corrections said in a statement Monday that…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Five juveniles are being charged with capital murder after a shooting that took the life of a young woman Monday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Biloxi Police responded to the 2000 Block of Rustwood Drive,…
Katherine Johnson, one of the women profiled in the hit film "Hidden Figures," died Monday at the age of 101. Johnson is a mathematician who calculated the flight path for America's first space mission and the first landing on the…
Daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes died Saturday when a homemade rocket he was attached to launched but quickly dove to earth in the California desert. The stunt was apparently part of a forthcoming television show, "Homemade Astronauts," that was scheduled to…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Authorities say a man has been struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a parade in New Orleans. It was the second death in days involving a parade float and cast…