Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Receives EPA Grant for Water Quality Monitoring, Education and Outreach in Bayou Lafourche
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) a grant in the amount of $695,614 to help monitor water quality before and after the repair of selected individual home sewage systems in the Bayou Lafourche Watershed of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System.
Nevada Governor Signs ‘Historic’ Union Law to Help 20,000 State Workers Fight ‘Rigged Economy that Favors the Wealthy’
Nevada’s collective bargaining bill is the latest evidence of growing grassroots and political momentum building behind public service workers and unions heading into 2020.
AFSCME President Lee Saunders and AFSCME Local 4041 President Harry Schiffman issued the following statements after Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed into law SB 135, a bill expanding collective bargaining rights to more than 20,000 Nevada state employees. The bill is the largest expansion of collective bargaining rights for state workers in 16 years.
Irina Shayk's Instagram being read like tea leaves
Irina Shayk was super private about her relationship with Bradley Cooper, and now that they reportedly have split her Instagram is being hailed as a master class in post-breakup behavior.
Jennifer Aniston says Ross and Rachel would still be together
Ever wondered where your favorite "Friends" characters would end up 25 years later?
David Letterman has a question for President Trump
David Letterman can't believe he had Donald Trump on as a guest more than 30 times on his former late-night talk shows, "Late Night With David Letterman" and CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman."
Selena Gomez announces her first new album in four years is imminent
This is so major. Selena Gomez told Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" Tuesday that she just has a few more finishing touches before she releases her first new album in four years.
Donald Trump Jr. says there was 'nothing to change' in testimony before Senate panel
Donald Trump Jr. said Wednesday that he did not have to correct his previous testimony and is "not at all" worried about perjury after a two-and-a-half hour, closed-door interview before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Lucy McBath came to Congress to tackle guns. Instead she's stuck in an impeachment debate
After Lucy McBath won one of the closest races in the country, she earned a seat on the House Judiciary Committee to press for gun control — her life's work after her teenage son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed in 2012.
GM to Invest $150 Million in Flint Truck Assembly Plant to Increase Full-Size Pickup Truck Production
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced the second major expansion of its full-size pickup production capacity this year: a $150 million investment at Flint Assembly to increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups, which begin shipping to dealers this week.
Cuba Gooding Jr. expected to talk to NYPD in alleged groping incident
Cuba Gooding Jr. is expected to turn himself in to the NYPD for questioning in an alleged groping incident in the next few hours, a law enforcement source tells CNN.
North Carolina man sentenced to life after pleading guilty to the 2015 murders of 3 Muslim college students
A North Carolina man was sentenced Wednesday to three terms of life in prison for shooting and killing three of his neighbors, all Muslim students, in the college town of Chapel Hill in 2015.
Most rabies infections in the United States come from bats, CDC says
In the United States, the culprit behind most rabies cases has shifted from dogs to bats. The flying mammals now cause 7 out of 10 US rabies cases, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trump invokes executive privilege ahead of House Oversight contempt vote for Barr, Ross
The Department of Justice informed the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has asserted executive privilege over materials related to the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Michael Flynn's new lawyer Sidney Powell fanned Mueller conspiracies
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is turning to a lawyer who fanned conspiracy theories about investigators' conduct in his case to represent him as he awaits sentencing.
Texans Coach Answers Questions About General Manager Firing
Texans head coach Bill O' Brien walked to the podium and looked out into a packed media work room full of reporters waiting to ask him the million-dollar question every Texans fan wanted to know.
A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a New York City skyscraper. Then the building shook
A typical afternoon inside the offices of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper suddenly turned to chaos Monday when a helicopter, 11 minutes into its flight, crash-landed on the roof.
State Dept. pushes back on Friedman comments about Israel's 'right' to annex West Bank
The State Department pushed back on comments by the US ambassador to Israel suggesting that Israel has a right to annex part of the West Bank.
An Illinois news station renamed its 'Code Red' weather warning after its own weatherman criticized it
A local Illinois news station has switched its "Code Red" weather alerts to something that sounds less alarming after its own weatherman criticized the language as misleading.
Pampers pledges to install 5,000 baby changing tables in men's restrooms across the U.S.
From the trunk of a car to the lid of a piano, dads sometimes have to get creative when it's time to change their child's diaper without a changing station.
Sprint and T-Mobile face another legal challenge to merger
The long-time effort by Sprint and T-Mobile to merge has hit another roadblock.
