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Louisiana is shrinking. Some tribes are fighting to protect what's left of their communities 12/06/2025 09:01am • POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. (AP) — Cherie Matherne looked out into Bayou Pointe au Chien, wide enough for several boats to pass through. In the distance, a stand of dead trees marked where saltwater comes and goes during storm-driven flooding. It wasn't always this way. The bayou was once shallower and Starc torments England with bat and ball in 2nd Ashes test as Australia eyes another big win 12/06/2025 07:56am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitchell Starc has been menacing England with the ball in this Ashes series. Now he's doing damage with the bat, too. At stumps on Day 3 of the second test, England was teetering on 134-6 in its second innings and still needed to score 43 runs to make Australia bat again DC reports highest graduation rate in over a decade 12/06/2025 07:00am • D.C. has reported its highest graduation rate in over a decade, a feat that school leaders attribute to expanded course offerings and an emphasis on cracking down on absenteeism. In the 2024-25 school year, D.C.'s graduation rate was 78.7%, according to city data — a 2.6% increase in the fo FDA withdraws requirements to check for asbestos in makeup 12/06/2025 04:31am • What do dry shampoo, baby powder and eyeshadow have in common? They all share one main ingredient that absorbs moisture and creates a smooth, powdery finish. But, that same ingredient could also contain cancer-causing asbestos. Now, a federal rule that would have required cosmetic companies to te Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan for alleged ecstasy smuggling 12/06/2025 04:17am • TOKYO (AP) — Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday. Officers at Naha Airport on Japan's southern island of Okinawa arrested Harr Today in History: December 6, 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery 12/06/2025 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2025. There are 25 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. Also on this date: In 1907, at least 361 men and b US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth 12/06/2025 03:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were al Banana peel moment! A slippery slope for McIlroy during his 3rd round at the Australian Open 12/06/2025 03:24am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rory McIlroy survived a bizarre encounter with a banana peel lodged in a tree to shoot a 3-under 68 on Saturday at the Australian Open. His round left him nine strokes behind leader Danish player Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, who made birdie putts on the 17th and 18th for Tulane tops North Texas 34-21 in American Conference title game for a likely CFP bid 12/06/2025 01:48am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Outgoing Tulane coach Jon Sumrall will remain committed to two college football programs for at least a couple weeks longer — and couldn't be happier about it. Jake Retzlaff had two short touchdown runs, Jamauri McClure rushed for 121 yards and a score and Tulane beat North Te Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield 12/06/2025 01:30am • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology reshaped the battlefield and opened new paths. Last year, she joined the military as a pilot of shor Jets beat Sabres 4-1, Comrie makes 34 saves 12/06/2025 01:08am • WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Eric Comrie made 34 saves, Kyle Connor scored his team-leading 15th goal and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday night to avenge a road loss to start the week. Buffalo beat Winnipeg 5-1 at home on Monday night. Cole Koepke added his first goal with the Mexican composer turns fire and ritual into a musical journey of renewal 12/06/2025 01:04am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican composer María Leonora prepares for each concert as if she’s gearing up for battle. Her makeup has a tribal edge. Her clothes are arranged in layers she sheds as the show unfolds. An amulet over her belly button serves as protection. “I look into the mirror and I s Florida kicks off first black bear hunt in a decade, despite pushback 12/06/2025 12:12am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the vocal opposition of critics. The state-sanctioned hunt began Saturday, after drawing more than 160 No. 21 Tulane beats No. 20 North Texas 34-21 to win American Conference title 12/06/2025 12:10am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff had two short touchdown runs, Jamauri McClure rushed for 121 yards and a score and No. 21 Tulane beat No. 20 North Texas 34-21 in the American Conference championship game Friday night — a victory that likely secured a College Football Playoff bid. Chris Rogers r Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers as coach after Matt Campbell leaves for Penn State 12/05/2025 11:41pm • AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State wasted no time finding a replacement for Matt Campbell, hiring Washington State's Jimmy Rogers as its football coach on Friday night. The Cyclones moved quickly after Campbell left to take over for the fired James Franklin at Penn State on Friday. They agreed to a six-