Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season.

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...

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Nichols, 38, will succeed Fran Dunphy, retiring from coaching at the end of the basketball season. Nichols went 68-63 and won ...

Stephen A. Smith may be the voice of ESPN’s First Take, but Molly Qerim is the face of it. The 40-year-old Qerim is the ...

Image Courtesy of Explore Louisiana By Anthony Curioso How do you celebrate Mardi Gras? One day before Ash Wednesday ...

In New Orleans, many churches offer Ash Wednesday services as well as drive-thru ashes for those wishing to receive a ...