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A flare burns at Venture Global LNG in Cameron, La., April 21, 2022. On Monday, June 24, 2024, Louisiana officials announced two projects that are expected to remove hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon dioxide from the air per year and store it deep underground. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine, File)

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Officials announce two new carbon removal sites in northwest Louisiana
By SARA CLINE - The Associated Press
Mon,06/24/24-12:08PM , 166 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Louisiana officials announced on Monday two new projects that are expected to remove hundreds of thousands of tons of carbon dioxide from the air per year and store it deep underground.
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The U.S Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 vaccine appeals from nonprofit founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,06/24/24-9:20AM , 115 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by i
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June Meissner poses for a photo at the Boise Public Library in Boise, Idaho on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Meissner, a transgender woman and librarian, blocked a punch from a man yelling slurs while working at the library. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)

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LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves
By CLAIRE SAVAGE - Associated Press
Fri,06/21/24-10:18PM , 158 Reads
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help.

As an information services librarian, answering patrons' questions is part of Meissner’s day-to-day work, and serving the community is one of her favorite parts of the job.
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Man accused in killing and kidnappings in Louisiana waives extradition
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,06/21/24-7:07PM , 92 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in the slaying of a Louisiana woman and abduction of her two daughters and subsequent death of one of them waived extradition Friday in federal court in Mississippi, clearing the way for his return to Louisiana to face trial.
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