NEW ORLEANS — Police had already increased patrols in New Orleans' bustling French Quarter before gunfire erupted early Sunday, leaving one man dead and nine other people wounded, and triggering a panic in the crowded tourist district.

Extra uniformed and plainclothes officers were on duty and ambulance crews were on standby for what Mayor Mitch Landrieu said was supposed to be a festive time with college and pro football games in the city and people vacationing over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said officers responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon streets.

Harrison said none of the victims was an intended target when two other men began arguing and shooting. Investigators continued searching Sunday night for the suspects, who fled on foot. Landrieu said authorities believe the suspects are from out of town.

The shooting victims were two women and eight men, ranging in age from 20 to 37, Harrison said. One of the men — 25-year-old Demontris Toliver — died at a hospital.

Five of the victims were released from a hospital by Sunday night, and four remained hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the police superintendent said.

Harrison said the violence happened despite an increased police presence for the Bayou Classic football game Saturday night between Southern and Grambling universities. The New Orleans Saints played Sunday at the Superdome.

He said officers were nearby, heard the shots and ran toward the scene of the gunfire.

Air, train and road travel normal as holiday weekend winds down

NEW YORK — Millions of Americans made their way back home Sunday after a long Thanksgiving weekend, facing minimal stress and strain as they traveled by air, rail or road.

Federal Aviation Administration data showed most U.S. airports with delays of 15 minutes or less through Sunday afternoon.

Lines at airline check-in counters and security checkpoints were short and flowing quickly at New York's Kennedy Airport.

Amtrak in New York City was running normally, and no major traffic problems were reported in the Northeast corridor.

But it wasn't smooth-going everywhere. Storms in Washington state dropped more than 2 feet of snow in 24 hours. Besides driving problems, officials said there was a risk of landslides. AAA estimated 48.7 million Americans would travel for Thanksgiving week.

Ugandan officials: 55 killed in fighting between rebels, army

KAMPALA, Uganda — More than four dozen people have been killed in fighting between Ugandan forces and a tribal militia in a remote district near the border with Congo, Ugandan officials said Sunday as security forces battled armed men protecting a tribal king who is accused of leading the rebels.

At least 55 people, including 41 rebels and 14 police officers, have been killed in clashes in Uganda's Rwenzori region, a police spokesman said.

The killings are an escalation of a long-running conflict between Ugandan security forces and rebels loyal to a tribal king, Charles Wesley Mumbere.

On Sunday, Ugandan troops exchanged gunfire with Mumbere's guards at his palace in the western district of Kasese before overwhelming them and transferring the king to a police post for questioning.

Swiss voters reject proposal to speed exit from nuclear energy

Swiss voters rejected a plan to accelerate the country's exit from nuclear energy in a referendum Sunday, turning down an initiative that would have forced their government to shut the last plant in 2029.

The plan promoted by the Green Party would have meant closing three of Switzerland's five nuclear plants next year. Polls ahead of the referendum had shown a tight race, but voters shot down the initiative by 54.2 to 45.8 percent.

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the Swiss government adopted a plan toward transitioning to renewable energy by 2050.

It said nuclear plants could operate as long as they are deemed safe, but didn't set a precise timetable. The government said it needs time to switch to other energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass.

N.C. board mulls ballot appeal in governor vote

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's election board could formally consider later this week a Republican attorney's demand for a manual recount of Durham County ballots that could affect the yet-resolved race for governor.

The State Board of Elections met Sunday to discuss the recent appeal request filed by the lawyer.

The three-member Durham board decided unanimously Nov. 18 there was no proof the tally of 94,000 ballots was wrong.

The ballots are important because unofficial results show Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Gov. Pat McCrory by 7,700 votes from 4.7 million cast. Some counties, several of them among the state's largest, haven't finished their counting or have other appeals pending. The state board was supposed to certify a winner Tuesday, but that won't happen now.

Corps: Won't forcibly move protesters of N.D. pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has “no plans for forcible removal” of protesters who have been camping in North Dakota to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The Corps says in a statement Sunday that it “is seeking a peaceful and orderly transition to a safer location.”

The Corps notified tribal leaders Friday that all federal lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed to public access Dec. 5 for “safety concerns.” The agency says those who choose to stay do so at their own risk. They say anyone on the property north of the Cannonball River after that date will be trespassing and subject to prosecution.

The land to be closed includes the main protest camp, about 50 miles south of Bismarck.

Win for French conservative: Francois Fillon won France's first-ever conservative presidential primary Sunday after promising drastic free-market reforms and a crackdown on immigration and Islamic extremism, defeating Alain Juppe, a more moderate rival who had warned of encroaching populism.

Israeli fires: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a rash of fires that has raged for five days is “not yet over” but that the focus has moved on to recovery efforts. Netanyahu convened his Cabinet in Haifa and vowed to fast-track bureaucracy and start rebuilding and reimbursing victims immediately.