JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin, touted by Republican presidential nominee John McCain as a reformer when he selected her to be his running mate, will send $2,100 to three charities to account...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A heavily armed U.S. destroyer was stationed off the coast of Somalia on Sunday, making sure pirates there don't remove tanks, ammunition and other heavy weapons from a...

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts emerged from their capsule Sunday after a milestone mission to carry out the country's first spacewalk, showing off China's technological know-how and cementing...

RUSTON (AP) — A Louisiana Tech student is charged with negligent injury and illegally discharging a firearm after an alleged accidental shooting that sent another student to a hospital. Ruston police...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Cazayoux on Wednesday filed a federal elections complaint against GOP challenger Bill Cassidy, accusing Cassidy's campaign of illegally collaborating...

ATLANTA (AP) — After a Georgia inmate convicted of murdering a police officer was spared from execution a second time, the condemned man's widely publicized supporters erupted in joy. But far from...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Business leaders are launching a competition aimed at trying to keep 23- to 35-year-olds who came to the city to help rebuild it after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans longterm....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who claims his penis was removed without his consent during what was supposed to be a circumcision has sued the doctor who performed the surgery. Phillip Seaton,...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Angered by U.S. raids into Pakistan in search of terrorists, Pakistan's new president warned Thursday that his country cannot allow its territory to "be violated by our friends."...

MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says relations with Latin America will be a foreign policy priority for the Russian government. Putin, who is meeting with visiting Venezuelan President...

BEIJING (AP) — The note posted in July on the Web site of China's food safety inspection agency came from a doctor: There had been a sudden rise in infants turning up at his hospital with kidney...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices briefly spiked more than $25 a barrel Monday, shattering the record for the biggest one-day gain as unease about the government's $700 billion bailout plan pummeled the...