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By Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune January 19, 2010, 3:09PM After making a brief and inspirational return with the New Orleans Saints last week, tailback Deuce McAllister is planning to announce his retirement today. md...

By Gwen Filosa, The Times-Picayune January 19, 2010, 8:49PM leon-cannizzaro-speech.JPGTed Jackson / The Times-Picayune’We must be willing to think differently today, to work together to build a more modern...

  National Headquarters2025 E Street, N.W.Washington, DC 20006www.redcross.org Contact: Public Affairs DeskFOR MEDIA ONLYPhone: (202) 303-5551 WASHINGTON, Monday, January 18, 2010 — Outside the damaged American Red Cross...

By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch January 18, 2010, 5:29PM A suspect has been apprehended in the afternoon shooting of two teenagers found near the West Bank’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade. About 2:15 p.m., parade goers...

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune January 19, 2010, 7:32AM new orleans mayoral candidates.jpgTed Jackson / The Times-PicayuneRob Couhig, John Georges, Troy Henry, Mitch Landrieu James Perry and Nadine Ramsey, left to...

TMZ reports that Security guards at a posh Golden Globes after-party this weekend saved Ed Lauter a ton of trouble when they steered the drunken actor away from his car and into a cab despite his protests. Witnesses report...

Wednesday – January 13, 2010 – 7:48pm Comments (158) »ShareThis Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have made good on their promise to reach out to victims of the massive earthquake that struck the island of Haiti on Tuesday....

When’s the last time you heard of people lining up to receive tickets from the police? Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers have become popular with the children of Vancouver after instituting an innovative program...

By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch January 18, 2010, 5:29PM A suspect has been apprehended in the afternoon shooting of two teenagers found near the West Bank’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade. About 2:15 p.m., parade goers...

The L.A. Times has reported that a California judge has granted actor Mel Gibson’s request that his 2006 arrest for drunk driving be expunged from his record. In July 2006, Gibson was arrested following a speeding stop,

The Daily Mail and AP report that staff at the First National Bank outside of Cincinatti, Ohio were amazed when two young girls, aged 12 and 14 claimed to have a handgun staged a hold-up last week. After making off with an...

By Leslie Williams, The Times-Picayune January 16, 2010, 12:25AM A 47-year-old New Orleans resident has been charged by a federal grand jury with threatening to kill President Barack Obama. A four-count indictment was issued

By The Times-Picayune January 14, 2010, 6:40PM Hubert Ellzey Jr. secretly bilked clients out of $777,000 before Hurricane Katrina put an end to his scheme. When the storm hit Aug. 29, 2005, all real estate closings in the New

Cybill Shepherd’s son was detained at Philadelphia International Airport early Tuesday morning after being accused of stealing from the carry-on luggage of two passengers, police said. A witness told authorities they...

By The Times-Picayune January 17, 2010, 9:21AM The New Orleans Police Department is investigating the apparent shooting death of an unidentified man Saturday night. The offense occurred around 11:45 p.m. in the 7800 block of

By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune January 16, 2010, 5:00AM Hollywood — The Arizona Cardinals had made it a runaway against the Green Bay Packers, so there was plenty of down time for chat on the Fox-lot studio set of...

By Jarvis Deberry January 16, 2010, 5:55AM The movement to discredit Warren Riley continues. Wednesday, on just the 13th day of 2010, New Orleans recorded its 10th homicide. On Thursday, two New Orleans police officers were...

By Laura Maggi, The Times-Picayune January 15, 2010, 4:00PM 11wbshepherd4Susan Poag / The Times-PicayuneAs his attorney John Reed, his mother Margie H. Richardson and father Eddie Shepherd stand by his side,State Sen. Derrick