Michael Douglas' Academy Award-winning role almost went to someone else. During a recent panel at the TCM Classic Film Festival on Sunday, February 15, the 81-year-old actor reflected on his career ...

With the Oscars less than a month away, and the broadcast taking shape behind the scenes, here is the No. 1 thing I would like the producers not to do on March 15. Please don’t put an aging Hollywood ...

Norman Christopher Francis, the president of Xavier University for 47 years who was a force for justice in classrooms and boardrooms at the local, state and national levels, died Wednesday at Ochsner ...

COMPLETE WEATHER FORECAST RIGHT HERE ON WDSU. TWO CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEERS LOST IN TWO DAYS, BOTH JESSE JACKSON AND NOW DOCTOR NORMAN FRANCIS, HAVE PASSED, BOTH LIVING FULL LIVES TO 84 AND 94, ...

He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans. By Adam Nossiter Norman Francis, the first Black president ...

NEW ORLEANS — Norman C. Francis, the longtime president of Xavier University of Louisiana and a pivotal leader in New Orleans history, has died. He was 94. His family said he passed away early ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve not to "use taxpayer dollars to bail out cryptocurrency billionaires and other highly leveraged cryptocurrency investors." ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Dr. Norman C. Francis, the longtime president of Xavier University and a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement, has passed away, leaving behind a true legacy many look up to ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called for tariff refunds to be sent to U.S. consumers after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs. “No ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A crash between a semi tractor/ trailer and a tow-truck has killed both drivers 13 miles north of Beatty, Thursday morning, according to the Nevada State Police. Police say they ...

Norman Francis will be remembered as one of the most influential New Orleanians of the past century. The president of Xavier University for 47 years left his mark on both the Black Catholic university ...