HOUMA, La. (AP) — The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 Wednesday, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat. The announcement was grim news amid...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana coroner is confirming the first known death from Hurricane Zeta, that of a 55-year-old man who was electrocuted by downed power lines. Spokeswoman Alyson Neel with the Louisiana Department of Health said Wednesday...

The Trump administration on Thursday moved forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U. S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires. Under a new rule issued by...

Officials across the U. S. South are still scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans to the coronavirus. The big unknown: Where will people fleeing storms go? The Associated Press surveyed more than 70 counties and states from Texas to Virginia,...

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is pushing ahead with a policy that will steer tens of millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief to private primary schools and secondary schools across the nation. The policy has drawn backlash from Democrats and...

Amid growing concern about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on African Americans and communities of color, the surgeon general stressed Tuesday black Americans are at greater risk from COVID-19 than other demographics due to what experts say are decades...