News of the Day From Across the Nation

Dueling protests over the future of Confederate monuments in New Orleans have taken to the city’s Jackson Square.

White supremacist David Duke and a small group of supporters Saturday converged on the square.

After Duke left, a few hundred people marched through the city’s French Quarter to the square, calling for the monuments to be removed.

Authorities say a teen driver in suburban St. Louis struck another vehicle and then spun into people who were waiting for a high school homecoming parade to begin, injuring several of them.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Hazelwood, Mo., police say none the eight people who were hurt in Saturday’s crash suffered life-threatening injuries.

Police arrested the 17-year-old driver of the Ford Mustang that struck the parade-goers on charges of second-degree assault and careless and imprudent driving.

Authorities in Orange County say three adults have been found dead after a child called police to report that her parents had died.

Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and Councilman Tim Navarre have proposed a cat leash law after complaints from residents about roaming felines.