CHICAGO, July 13 (UPI) -- Guard Jannero Pargo is back in the NBA after a one-year hiatus in Europe.

ARLINGTON, Va., July 13 (UPI) -- Prosecutors are relying on an unusual use of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in their case against former U.S. Rep. Richard Jefferson, analysts say.

NEW ORLEANS, July 11 (UPI) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's request that Hurricane Katrina victims who have moved list the city as their home is against U.S. Census rules, officials say.

NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Nickelodeon says it is not in discussions to buy the Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans, contrary to reports claiming it is.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2 (UPI) -- The owner of a New Orleans T-shirt shop said the grassroots movement to elect actor Brad Pitt as the city's next mayor is sounding "less and less crazy."

NEW ORLEANS, June 24 (UPI) -- FBI agents have set up shop at New Orleans City Hall as part of a possible corruption probe, sources told The Times-Picayune.

NEW ORLEANS, June 10 (UPI) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was released Wednesday from an imposed quarantine in China amid a swine flu scare, a spokeswoman for the U.S. official said.

NEW ORLEANS, June 3 (UPI) -- Police Superintendent Warren Riley says crime is dropping in New Orleans in spite of FBI figures showing the city has the highest U.S. homicide rate.

NEW ORLEANS, May 19 (UPI) -- Saints owner Tom Benson announced Tuesday that New Orleans was selected by NFL owners as the site for Super Bowl XLVII in 2013.