New Orleans judge files police complaint against CBS affiliate over reporting Kimya Holmes’s police report over a news segment on a real-estate transaction invokes law that no longer exists The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Atrium Health Executive Pay Rose an Average of 21 Percent as a Proposed WakeMed Deal Raises Price Questions Atrium Health raised executive pay by 21% on average in 2025 while seeking a WakeMed deal. What the price gap could mean for patients. Medical Daily · Sep 12
Press freedom advocates alarmed by $300,000 defamation verdict against Louisiana newspaper Experts say ruling could undermine the ‘actual malice’ standard and make publishers more wary of critical reporting The Guardian - US · Sep 1
Louisiana supreme court justice wins rare $300,000 defamation trial against newspaper Then Advocate editor-in-chief and writer testified editorial was not part of agenda against Jefferson Davis Hughes III The Guardian - US · Aug 25
The Clinical Trial That Supported Tavneos for ANCA Vasculitis Was Just Retracted NEJM retracted the Tavneos ADVOCATE trial on June 29, 2026, after FDA found altered patient data. Patients should not stop Tavneos without a doctor — here's what's known. Medical Daily · Jul 7
Woman Hospitalized After Husband Uses Kitchen Knife To Remove Her Breast Implant In Attack "That's not a husband. That's an animal." Bored Panda · Apr 4, 2025
‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal Unearthed emails detail how the sports franchises’ owner and PR team counseled archdiocese on how to respond to unfolding clergy-abuse case The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2025
A giant US hospital chain says it’s leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree Many patients say they were harmed by Advocate Health’s billing and collection practices – even as the health system says it has canceled thousands of liens against homes The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2025
Republican Lawmakers Launch Official Demand to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ahead of Trump Inauguration Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. While the non-binding measure holds no legislative power, it reflects escalating conservative rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ rights. Advocates warn the move is part of a broader effort to roll… Latin Times · Jan 9, 2025
Large US non-profit hospital system will spend $1bn in Chicago’s South Side Advocate Health plans to replace 115-year-old hospital in area with one of the largest life expectancy gaps in the US The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2024
Nancy Mace Called Out for Claiming to 'Protect Women' While Employing Man Who Broke Into Woman's Home and Traumatized Her A LGBTQ+ news outlet called out Republican Nancy Mace after discovering that she employs a man who allegedly previously broke into a D.C. woman's home. Latin Times · Nov 26, 2024
Billboard Showing Kamala Harris Engaging in Sex Act Erected by Pro-Trump Company in Ohio Kennedy Outdoor Advertising said it initially thought the ad was referring to Harris as a "crybaby" and did not pick up on the sexual message. Latin Times · Oct 28, 2024
US hospital chain vows to cancel medical debt for thousands of patients North Carolina-based Advocate Health takes action amid scrutiny of its debt collection methods The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2024
Three officers placed on leave after Louisiana police abuse allegations The FBI is investigating alleged civil rights violations at Baton Rouge’s unmarked ‘Brave Cave’ torture warehouse The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023
Reuters · May 8, 2023 Gunmen kill journalist in restive northwest Cameroon, says union Gunmen shot dead a journalist late on Sunday in Bamenda, a city in Cameroon's troubled northwest region, the local journalists' union said, in at least the third killing of a media worker in the country this year.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023 If a hospital still asks you to mask up, do it Advocate Health is relaxing its pandemic rules on mask-wearing and patient visitation, but many hospitals are keeping their mask mandates.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023 Major Chicago hospital group to drop mask requirement, ease visitor limits Beginning Monday, all Advocate Health Care locations will no longer limit the number of patient visitors or require face masks ‘under most circumstances,’ the health care system announced Friday.
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023 Madison Brooks suspect faces second rape charge for alleged 2020 assault of minor Kaivon Washington, 18, was arrested in Livingston Parish on Friday in connection with 2020 assault of girl, 12
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 Climate concerns give national attention to Louisiana race An obscure elected position in Louisiana, with possibly major implications, is receiving national attention over climate concerns
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 French President visits New Orleans, Louisiana French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Louisiana on the last day of his visit to the U.S. Macron's office said the visit is being held to celebrate longstanding cultural ties and to discuss energy policy
Chicago Tribune · Nov 14, 2022 After initial hesitation, Illinois board approves Advocate Aurora deal to combine with Atrium Health An Illinois state board approved a plan Monday by Advocate Aurora Health to combine with Southern system Atrium Health, after initially withholding support for the deal.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2022 Advocate Aurora patient data breached The Illinois-Wisconsin hospital system said it can’t estimate how many of its 3 million patients were affected.
Reason · Oct 10, 2022 Better Late Than Never on Weed, Kamala Plus: A judge may recognize a poly romance, the Nobel Prize goes to economists "for research on banks and financial crises," and more...
Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022 Mystikal denied bond as details emerge in latest sexual-assault case Mystikal has been denied bond following allegations that he beat, raped and robbed a woman during a financial dispute in his suburban home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Salon · Jun 9, 2022 The casual bisexuality in "Hacks" With the fate of the HBO Max show uncertain, will we lose Ava, a nuanced and desperately needed bi character?