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Stephen Colbert has a new book called America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't. It explores the dichotomy between thinking America is perfect — and feeling the urge to save the country from disaster at every moment.

The day after his widely panned debate performance, President Obama went on the attack.

Ken Rensink was 19 when he was disabled in a car accident. After 15 years out of the workforce, he decided to devote himself to teaching special education. He's now been at it for more than a decade. "I'm trying to help create folks who will not get rolled by life," he says.

An Egyptian prosecutor said if convicted, the Americans — including the Quran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones — could face the death penalty.

The jazz trio returns to covering classic rock, folk and pop tunes on its latest album, Where Do You Start. Fresh Air critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the band's take on Elvis Costello, Nick Drake, Sonny Rollins and more.

Hurricane Isaac caused more than $7 million in damage to state parks in south Louisiana and forced some into months-long closures.Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne,…

The state fisheries department is hosting a free fishing rodeo to teach people how to catch the Rio Grande cichlid, an invasive species of fish.The…

Residents will hold an emergency town-hall meeting to encourage state and local officials to provide more information about the sinkhole in Assumption…

The University of Louisiana system Board of Supervisors has named 11 people to serve on the Louisiana Tech University Presidential Search Committee.The…

Louisiana Delta Community College saw an 8 percent decrease in total enrollment this fall, largely because of a 21 percent decrease in students enrolled…