This winter, with record snow in New Orleans and drought and destructive wildfires in Southern California, has not been normal.

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving the polar vortex off its North Pole perch.

Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is maintaining its frigid grip.

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New Orleans mayoral candidates faced off at a forum for the first time. See what they said. The high-energy candidate forum Thursday night set the tone for a pivotal municipal election.

Seventy-four New Orleans businesses were named "top workplaces" as part of an annual Times-Picayune program that culminated with an awards ceremony Wednesday at the Higgins Hotel downtown.

On Wednesday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans had the 23rd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. They made the decision to trade up for 13th by making a deal with the A ...

As the search for two inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center nears four weeks, NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has offered legal assistance to one of the inmates on the run.

A former New Orleans jail employee believed to be the girlfriend of escapee Derrick Groves has been arrested and charged with allegedly helping facilitate the high-profile jailbreak, authorities ...

New Orleans pushes to legalize police use of ‘facial surveillance’ The city would become first in the U.S. to formally allow facial recognition as a tool for surveilling residents in real time.