The first parade of the Mardi Gras season took place as scheduled in the French Quarter despite security fears following the ...

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The original stone statue of Joan of Arc is on display in City Hall, while a bronze version will remain outside the former downtown library.

The parade that gets the Mardi Gras season started will be bigger, start later, and follow a reversed route this year.

A large fire burned at an apartment complex in East San Jose Friday morning, according to authorities. The San Jose Fire Department said that around 5:15 a.m., they were alerted to a report of an ...

TORONTO — Bank of Nova Scotia says it has closed its two-part deal to buy a 14.9 per cent stake in U.S. bank KeyCorp for about US$2.8 billion. It says it closed the second part of the deal, buying a ...

Critics are lambasting the so-called "Daniel Penny effect" after several bystanders and even police officers appeared to stand by without helping as an innocent woman burned to death on a subway ...

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4) Who was the youngest British Prime Minister? 5) In which year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake? 6) Which nationality was the polar explorer Roald Amundsen? 7) Who was the first female Prime ...

As I meandered through the lively open-air market in Rouen, the air was filled with the scent of freshly baked bread, ...