Collision in Cuba leaves 14 dead, 33 hospitalized

HAVANA — Fourteen people are dead and at least 33 hospitalized after two trucks loaded with passengers collided in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila….

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Mercury-pollution fighters lose GM participation in program

Mark Lennihan/The Associated PressMany of these flattened cars awaiting shredding in Medford, N.Y., are part of the ‘cash for clunkers’ program, which is expected to lead to the trade-in and recycling of 750,000 vehicles, some of which contain mercury switches….

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Drive-by shooting near NORD community center leaves three injured

David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneCones mark several dozen bullet casings at the scene of a drive-by shooting near the corner of Hamburg Street and Lafreniere Street in which three people were wounded Monday.

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Teachers union asks Jindal to mediate in disputes with Superintendent Paul Pastorek

Paul Pastorek has said he will continue trying to reach out to the education groups that have called for his ouster.

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748 graduates receive degrees at LSU ceremony

BATON ROUGE — Delano Lewis, the founding director of New Mexico State University’s International Relations Institute and the former U.S. ambassador to South Africa, delivered the commencement address at LSU’s 269th commencement Friday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on…

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St. John the Baptist Parish School Board to check on road near Watkins Elementary

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Former Corps of Engineers consultant sentenced in bribery case

Rusty Costanza/The Times-Picayune archiveLevee enlargement work at Lake Cataouatche was photographed in 2007.

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Jefferson Parish teachers union, School Board extend contract, continue talking

Although Jefferson Parish public school officials say progress is being made toward reaching a new contract with the teachers union, the two sides want more time to iron out an agreement.

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Jefferson Parish public schools get conservative budget proposal

Dylan Slagle/The Times-Picayune archiveRaylyn Stevens projects a $19 million shortfall for the Jefferson Parish public schools’ 2009-10 budget. With its economic outlook still mired in uncertainty, officials from the Jefferson Parish public school system have proposed an especially conservative budget…

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Dumaine Street shooting arrest is made

View 4200 block of Dumaine Street in a larger map New Orleans police arrested Shawn Escalade, 28, Monday afternoon in connection with a June 6 shooting in the 4200 block of Dumaine Street….

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