One pet octopus suddenly became more than four dozen. They went viral. Then it all went south.

The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, pushed back on a growing campaign against the mineral, which has been used for decades to prevent cavities.

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The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.

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The verdict will likely influence similar lawsuits against other oil companies over coastal damage in the state.

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One pet octopus suddenly became more than four dozen. They went viral. Then it all went south.

Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’” one said.

Birmingham, Ala., which had a record year for homicides, is trying to curb shootings by blocking streets. But the effort has come to mean something else.

Adan Manzano, a reporter for Telemundo Kansas City, was found dead in a hotel room near New Orleans. A woman he was last seen with has been charged with stealing his credit card and phone.

A trove of emails shows the team’s leadership using its influence in New Orleans to aid the archdiocese, including writing talking points for media interviews.

A new analysis predicts an extraordinary reversal in housing fortunes for Americans.

“So many of you have never seen an event like this,” Louisiana’s state climatologist warned, with New Orleans facing possibly the most snow it has ever seen.

The case of Guatemala reveals how President Trump’s promised sweeps could change life outside the United States, too.

Mayor Eric Adams, who has expressed interest in a federal pardon to resolve federal corruption charges, will meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday afternoon.

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may be vulnerable to some illnesses.

The president-elect told Republicans from New York, New Jersey and California to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction — a move that would benefit their constituents.

Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city.

Lower courts ruled that a task force that determines which treatments must be covered at no cost had not been validly appointed.

The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.