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Ochsner Health's chief medical officer apologized that an underage student who faked a parental permission signature was vaccinated against COVID-19 at an Oct. 20 event at East Jefferson High School.

Red Lobster is making it easier for you to enjoy its iconic Cheddar Bay Biscuits whenever the cravings hit.

The sheriff says it appears the surviving children had been abandoned by adults and were fending for each other.

The case involves a lawsuit against the Colombian government over whether to kill or sterilize the hippos whose numbers are growing at a fast pace and pose a threat to biodiversity.

The group, which Microsoft calls Nobelium, has employed a new strategy to piggyback on the direct access that cloud service resellers have to their customers’ IT systems, hoping to “more easily impersonate an organization’s trusted technology partner to gain access to their downstream customers.”

An adoptive mother is under investigation after being accused of possible child neglect.

Researchers tested two shots for the 6- to 11-year-olds, given a month apart, that each contained half the dose given to adults. Preliminary results showed vaccinated children developed virus-fighting antibodies similar to levels that young adults produce after full-strength shots, Moderna said in a news release.

The global average of carbon dioxide concentrations hit a new high of 413.2 parts per million last year, according to the report.

A Colorado day care owner convicted of keeping 26 children hidden in the basement of her business in 2019 has received a six-year prison sentence

“We still don’t have obstetricians, maternal care east of the river like we should. We didn’t have enough ophthalmologists.”

Fred Jon Hensley Sr. was charged with felonious assault and domestic violence.

Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his “indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture,” The Associated Press has learned.

The officer was also able to have a “good, educational chat” about the proper use of the emergency number, which is 111 in New Zealand.

Where opponents see efforts to stop liberal indoctrination, incumbents and school administrators fear takeovers could result in school board members becoming thorns in the side of professional educators.

The crisis exposed by the documents shows how Facebook, despite its regularly avowed good intentions, appears to have slow-walked or sidelined efforts to address real harms the social network has magnified and sometimes created.

Florida’s top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed. Democratic state Sen. Tina Polsky told The Associated Press about the tense exchange with state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo that was first reported by the news site Florida Politics.

The incident apparently stemmed from a dispute between pet owners at the dog park and the students who use the park for recess.

Two of the suspects face charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault. A third was still being sought.

The victim's family has expressed anger it took almost two weeks for the suspect to be arrested over the fatal incident.

James Michael Tyler, the actor known widely for his recurring role as Gunther on “Friends,” has died.

President Joe Biden hosted budget talks Sunday with two pivotal senators in hopes of resolving lingering disputes over Democrats’ long-stalled effort to craft an expansive social and environmental measure.

Crew member Maggie Goll said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu’s “Into the Dark” series in 2019 over concerns about assistant director Dave Halls’ behavior on set.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran says he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Twitter suspended an Indiana congressman’s official account after removing a post about a transgender Biden administration official over a violation of the social media company’s rules.

The band announced the death of Black, born David Blatt, in a statement Saturday.

The tragedy came after some workers had walked off the job to protest safety conditions and other production issues on the film, of which Alec Baldwin is the star and a producer.

Colombian security forces have captured the country’s most wanted drug trafficker, a rural warlord who stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right.

Former President Barack Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged voters on Saturday to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the closely watched race.

The suspect was arrested and faces several charges, including felony assault, kidnapping and resisting arrest.

The fire’s impact on giant sequoia groves was mixed. Most saw low- to medium-intensity fire behavior that the sequoias have evolved to survive.