New Orleans Breaking News & Events
The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture will become the new leader of all Smithsonian museums. Lonnie Bunch was named the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, the first African American to hold that title. (May 28)
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Volunteers jumped off a platform hanging from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday for a thrilling ride down an 2,600 foot zipline. (May 28)
The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why. (May 28)
First responders are relieved at the apparent zero fatalities and minor injuries after a series of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight. Harrison Township Fire Chief Mark Lynch says much of the work is still ahead of them. (May 28)…
After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the U.S. is falling. And that has tourist spots scrambling to reverse the trend. Travel fell 5.7% in 2018 to 2.9 million visitors, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office. (May 28)…
In 1977, the Sex Pistols released their punk anthem, “God Save The Queen.” (May 27)
Here’s the latest for Monday May 27th: Trump says US not ready for China trade deal; European Union parliaent election results; Oklahoma tornado winds may have reached 165 mph; Deadly shark attack in Hawaii.
Vice President Mike Pence has paid tribute to fallen members of the U.S. Armed Forces, thanking their loved ones in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and acknowledging that for them “every day is Memorial Day.” (May 27)
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President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal. Trump, in a news conference in Tokyo on Monday, sais Iran’s economy has taken a major downturn since he pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal. (May 27)
Stan Lee’s former business manager appears in court after fleeing; Mantegna and McCormack host emotional Memorial Day concert; ‘Aladdin’ leaps to the top spot at the U.S. Box Office. (May 27)