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Nicolas Cage's Career: Gone in 60 Seconds? [VIDEO]

Jazz Poetry for Hire on the Streets of New Orleans

A couple of nights every week, Eric Carter sits at the top of New Orleans' Frenchman Street with a typewriter. The legendary music street is famous for jazz, but he's practicing another kind of improvisational expression. "Poetry," his sign reads. "Your topic, your price." Give Carter a word, and he'll tap out a poem for...

Shouters Sound Off (and Honor Tennessee Williams) at New Orleans Stell-Off

NEW ORLEANS -- In New Orleans, screaming in public can win you fabulous prizes. Tennessee Williams may be among the most accomplished and regarded American playwrights, but he seems destined to be remembered, first and foremost, by one scene in "A Streetcar Named Desire" -- actually just one line. More to it, just one...

Can Anything Be Done to Help Cities Like Detroit?

Even for those who watched the long, slow decline of Detroit, the new census count stunned: The one-time powerhouse of the industrial Midwest lost 25 percent of its population in the past 10 years, falling below 715,000 residents. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing moved swiftly to announce the city would challenge the accuracy of...

Feds Fault New Orleans Police for Unconstitutional Conduct

NEW ORLEANS -- The Justice Department has found evidence that New Orleans police officers have often used deadly force without justification, have a pattern of making unconstitutional arrests and have engaged in racial profiling. The scathing report released Thursday says the department has long failed to adequately...

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06/04/12 NFL wins arbitration ruling to discipline New Orleans... Source: The Patriot-News - Harrisburg PA An arbitrator ruled Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline New Orleans Saints players for their role in a bounty system.
06/04/12 Officials: New Orleans Ready for Hurricanes Source: Insurance Journal The Army Corps of Engineers â responsible for the massive rebuilding of hurricane protection after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 â and leaders from around the metropolitan area say they're working closely on emergency planning as the new hurricane season officially gets under way June 1.
06/04/12 Tripfilms: 7 Unusual Summer Breaks In The States... Source: The Huffington Post One of the top five most livable cities in the US, Ann Arbor is charming and loved by its inhabitants.
06/02/12 Warren Buffett: New Orleans Times-Picayune's New... Source: The Huffington Post Billionaire Warren Buffett is questioning the wisdom of changes the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper plans to make this fall.
05/30/12 New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees Is Hiring Source: The Huffington Post - Style New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has announced that he's starting a business and is on the hunt for a CEO to run it.