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  • A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health finds that nearly 1 in 5 Latinos say diabetes is the major health concern for themselves and their family. In East Los Angeles, where obesity and diabetes are common, community activists are committed to turning the problem around.
  • The Atlanta-hailing enigma returns with his sophomore album about love, loss, fatherhood and pressure.
  • The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol will hold its sixth hearing tomorrow after previously announcing there would be no more hearings until July.
  • The 20th Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week will take place March 20-25, 2023, in Eunice, Louisiana. Highlights include top-notch Louisiana-style entertainment, education, and hospitality with public and enrollment-based activities. Balfa Week is an inclusive cultural immersion experience centered around an adult-oriented music camp for advancing skills in Louisiana-style Cajun/Zydeco guitar, fiddle, accordion, rhythm/percussion, French-language vocals, Cajun and Zydeco dance, food preparation, and folk traditions. At Balfa Week, you can learn knee-to-knee with master musicians and culture bearers surrounded by great folks from across the globe. Louisiana-style meals are included with Full-time or Part-time camp registrations. It’s an incredibly immersive experience, complete with some late-night music jam camaraderie and hospitality. For more information, visit their website.
  • The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.
  • In a race that could decide the fate of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is facing retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, a Republican who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.
  • A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.
  • Esther Tyree explores the shared origins of popular and well-known songs with those created by Louisiana musicians. Local musicians join Esther in the…
  • The sale to Oyo, a travel business, will include the Studio 6 motel brand, which caters to customers seeking extended stays. The all-cash transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of the year.
  • A review of Russia's strategy in Ukraine. The Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws trying to overturn the election. As COVID eases, Biden has a plan to get things back to normal.
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