Louisiana Restaurants Now Required to Label Imported Shrimp, Crawfish
The new law requires all restaurants and other food services providers in the state to prominently post whether they serve domestic or imported shrimp or crawfish.
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Mississippi, Louisiana Still Wait for Federal Fisheries Disaster Declaration
Mississippi and Louisiana leaders are sitting tight, hoping to get good news of a federal fisheries disaster declaration from the United States Secretary of Commerce.
Shark attack survivor gets message from Robert Downey Jr.
A North Carolina teenager who lost a leg in a shark attack this month got a personal message from the actor who plays "Iron Man" in Marvel's superhero movies. Robert Downey Jr. uploaded a video addressed to 17-year-old Paige Winter…
President Trump Kicks Off 2020 Re-election Campaign
President Trump kicked off his re-election bid Tuesday night as he debuted a new campaign slogan of "Keep America Great."
President Trump Threatens to Deport Millions Beginning Next Week
Trump Threatens to Deport Millions Beginning Next Week
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS: Landslide in China
A dramatic landslide in eastern China swallowed several cars and killed at least one person.
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION TO HONOR SENATOR COCHRAN WASHINGTON
The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Republican Senators Roger Wicker, and Cindy Hyde-Smith, to honor the life and career of former long-time U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. The resolution was co-sponsored by every member of the senate…
Bend, Oregon will have last Blockbuster store in world
The Blockbuster store in a city near central Oregon became the last one in the U.S. last year and soon it'll be the only one in the world. The Bulletin reports that a Blockbuster store in Perth, Australia, is closing…
New Disney Star Wars theme park lands set opening dates
The Millennium Falcon is blasting off from Disneyland on May 31 with the opening of the California theme park's massive Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge expansion. Disney Parks announced Thursday that Galaxy's Edge will open for visitors to Florida's Disney World…
Congress set to act quickly to temporarily reopen government
Congress is expected to quickly pass legislation that would temporarily reopen the government after President Donald Trump announced a deal to end the record 35-day partial federal shutdown. The Senate is set to act first, with the House following later…
Major air bag recall
Ford is recalling nearly one million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators. This latest recall involves more than 782,000 Ford vehicles in the United States, including various models of Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX, Lincoln MKZ, Ford Ranger,…
Record Day on Wall Street
Stocks surged on Wall Street Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average vaulting more than 1,000 points, its biggest one-day point-gain ever. Investors recouped all their losses from Wall Street's Christmas Eve plunge as stocks rallied across all sectors, giving…
Sessions resigns as attorney general
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country's chief law enforcement officer at President Donald Trump's request. Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday. Trump announced in a tweet that Sessions'…
Nikki Haley resigns as UN Ambassador
President Trump has another cabinet position to fill. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley announced she will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year. Haley became ambassador in January 2017. Prior to her appointment by Trump,…
Movie theater opening this November at Edgewater Mall
Something you’ll see at the Edgewater Mall is ongoing construction of the new movie theater. The opening date is still set to be in November before Thanksgiving. The name of the theater is Premier Cinemas and it will have eight…
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigns
President Donald Trump tweeted today he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, and misuse of government resources. Pruitt denies…
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court’s first substantive ruling on a…
Facebook disabled 1.3B fake accounts in 6 months
Facebook says it disabled nearly 1.3 billion fake accounts in the six months through March. Had the company failed to do so, its monthly user base would have swelled beyond its current 2.2 billion. Even after all that disabling, though,…
North Korea cancels talks with South Korea
South Korea confirms that North Korea has cancelled high-level talks planned for tomorrow between the two Koreas. The talks were to be held in Panmunjom, the truce village in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. North Korea said…
Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
Former first lady Barbara Bush has died. She was 92. A family spokesman says she died Tuesday. The snowy-haired Mrs. Bush was one of only two first ladies who was also the mother of a president. The other was Abigail…
Trump announces US strikes on Syria
President Donald Trump is asking for a "prayer for our noble warriors" as he concludes his remarks announcing strikes on targets associated with the Syrian chemical weapons program. Trump announced the strikes, in coordination with France and Britain, from the…
Vegas king Steve Wynn accused of 'pattern of sexual misconduct' in WSJ report
For the women who worked for casino mogul Steve Wynn, it was a roll of the dice whether they would be sexually harassed when they were summoned to his private office, according to a new report Friday. For decades, the…
Company tries to sell 'heat not burn' cigarettes as safer
A man uses a Philip Morris iQOS smoking device. Jaime Saldarriaga / Reuters "The HeatStick contains a tobacco plug consisting of crimped cast tobacco sheet made from ground tobacco powder," the FDA says in a statement released ahead of the…
'The story is not about me': Michigan judge provides support to Nassar victims
Larry Nassar stands with his legal team during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Michigan on Jan. 24, 2018. Brendan McDermid / Reuters "My dream is that one day everyone will know what the words ‘Me, Too’ signify,” Olympic gold medalist…