Flu season in the U.S. generally begins in the fall, with activity picking up in October and peaking in December and February. Currently, flu levels are highest in Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey and ...

The Lafayette Parish School System announced its 2026 Students of the Year, who will represent the district in the annual competition. The three students — a fifth, eighth and 12th grader —have ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posts video of the U.S. Coast Guard apprehending an oil tanker off Venezuela on Dec. 20. Photo: Kristi Noem via X The U.S.’s pursuit of oil tankers around ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Trump administration announced an agreement on Tuesday to ...

Louisiana is ending its Medicaid contract with United Healthcare, affecting more than 300,000 patients. The state will reassign these patients to other Medicaid plans before the start of 2026. The ...

Louisiana education officials plan to use nearly $6 million in federal grants to expand tutoring and AI tools in public schools, according to records provided to The Center Square. Around $1 million ...

Many Louisiana Medicaid recipients may need to find new doctors as the state moves to end its MCO contract with UnitedHealthcare. More than 330,000 people enrolled in the plan will be required to ...

LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) — The Louisiana Department of Education has received a $15 million grant to improve literacy. The department announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it had been awarded a grant ...

Employees at the U.S. Education Department who were fired in March got an unexpected email on Friday – telling them to return to work. These federal workers, including many attorneys, investigate ...

A Sandhurst soldier who twice failed the test to become an Army officer has been told he can't retake it because he is 'intellectually challenged', a tribunal heard. Officer Cadet Keelan Swords, 25, ...