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For New Orleans, the return of Mardi Gras is critical 'for our pocketbooks and our souls'

By Roby Chavez

Despite the pandemic, New Orleans is moving forward, albeit with a cautious approach, toward Mardi Gras. Fifteen parades across the New Orleans area are rolling this weekend.

Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin during arrest

By Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Former Minneapolis Police Officer J. Alexander Kueng says he deferred to Officer Derek Chauvin as his senior officer on the day that George Floyd was killed as police tried to arrest him.

Walter Dellinger, influential constitutional scholar and lawyer, dies at 80

By Jonathan Drew, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The constitutional scholar argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University.

How businesses are handling vaccine rules with no federal mandates

By Hannah Grabenstein, Gabrielle Hays, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

In the absence of federal rules, employers across the country have found themselves navigating vaccine politics as state, local and national decision-makers offer their own, sometimes conflicting, guidelines.

FBI expert says defendants in Ahmaud Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs over text

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

An FBI intelligence analyst is going through dozens of text messages and social media posts in which two of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs.

Truckers end U.S. border blockade, protest in Ottawa goes on

By Rob Gillies, Wilson Ring, Associated Press

Police in Canada's capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it's time to leave.

Zinke misused position, lied to ethics official, according to federal investigators

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement.

Bob Saget's family asks judge to block records from investigation of his death

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The family of comedian Bob Saget is asking a Florida court to prohibit the release of any photos, video or other records related to the investigation into his death last month.

U.S. sea levels could rise more than a foot over the next 30 years

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and the year 2050.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing

By News Desk

The White House COVID task force holds news briefing on Wednesday as several states and jurisdictions continue to lift mask mandates instead to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.