Levee breaches
The leader of the coronavirus-skeptical group Viruswaarheid, or Virustruth, Willem Engel, and the group’s legal advisor, Jeroen Pols, left, enter the court building for an appeal hearing into the Dutch government’s curfew in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. The government is appealing a ban on the curfew imposed earlier this week by a judge in The Hague. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)
Dutch senate approves coronavirus curfew legislation

By Mike Corder Feb. 19, 2021 06:01 AM EST

Children use buckets to clear muddy floodwater from a dyke in the village of Wang Chot, Old Fangak county, Jonglei state, South Sudan Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Some 1 million people in the country have been displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory, with the intense rainy season a sign of climate change. (AP Photo/Maura Ajak)
'Our children die in our hands': Floods ravage South Sudan

By Maura Ajak Jan. 01, 2021 02:58 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2020 12:26 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Aug. 21 The Advocate on the levee system: ...