“ Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said climatologist Barry Keim .
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Louisiana Considered
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Girls returned to Ware Youth Center after being transferred elsewhere last year.
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An LSU law school professor has been removed from teaching classes for reportedly making political comments in the classroom, his attorney says.
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Lafayette lost water pressure due to residents dripping faucets; boil advisory to last for days.
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State officials are urging people to stay at home for at least another 24 hours as snow and icy conditions continue to pose dangers to drivers.
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A rare winter storm is impacting trash and recycling services in New Orleans.
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NPR News
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Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters slowed the spread of a huge wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, but new blazes erupted in San Diego County.
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President Trump is heading to LA to tour fire-ravaged areas. But first, he's making a stop in Asheville, N.C. Both communities are grappling with disaster recovery. But there is some politics at play.
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Donald Trump is back in office and already flexing executive authority in unprecedented ways. NPR hears analysis from Bowdoin University's Andrew Rudalevige, who studies presidential power.
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A rare fossil find suggests that young pterosaurs may have been hunted by the ancestors of crocodiles.
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President Trump to visit disaster areas, Trump wants to end DEI programs and investigations into extremism in the U.S. military, the U.S. tries to unravel hacking plot that targeted climate activists.