Alexis Herman in 1997, shortly before the Senate confirmed her as secretary of labor. Credit... Joe Marquette/Associated Press. By Richard Sandomir. Published April 27, 2025 Updated May 1, 2025.

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman made history as the first Black person to hold the role after former President Bill Clinton nominated her to the post ...

Alexis Herman with President Bill Clinton after her nomination as labor secretary in December 1996. In the background, from left, Vice President Al Gore, Aida Alvarez, Federico Pena and Bruce Reed.

Fontenot has done what most draft pundits expected -- address Atlanta's defense. After his first selection Saturday, the Falcons have spent all four of their 2025 picks on that side of the ball.

Worried that another team would take the player they really wanted, Terry Fontenot traded the Falcons' third-round pick and 2026 fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Fontenot will have to make what he can of these selections and if he can’t find an impact player at No. 15, trading down and acquiring more picks may be the way to go.

However, Fontenot did come to the Falcons when the team had a precarious cap situation. For matters somewhat out of his hands, he was then forced to trade franchise legends Julio Jones and Matt Ryan.

Ray Charles Fontenot will be arraigned in May on a second-degree murder charge; he's accused in the 2023 slaying of Brittany Guillory Fontenot.

Seth Fontenot will spend between four and 13 months in a low-security prison for shooting 15-year-old Austin Rivault to death and wounding two other teens in 2013. After listening to two hours of ...

James Reynold Fontenot, a beloved educator, coach, and family man, passed away peacefully at his residence in Opelousas, Louisiana, on February 22, 2025, at the age of 88. He was born on December ...

Ultimately, Fontenot's job security is tied to quarterback Michael Penix Jr. If the quarterback takes a significant step in his development this season, then the Falcons are likely to post their ...

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, began to work at the country’s largest domestic hunger-­relief organization—overseeing a network of more than 200 food banks and 60,000 ...