KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Really, all Britney Spears needed to do was show up to the MTV Video Music Awards without stumbling and her appearance would have been considered a rousing success.She did more...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Marsha Williams always hesitated when mail arrived from the government, but after Hurricane Katrina she began to fear the letters.One notice warned that her apartment building...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A man convicted of stabbing a plainclothes New Orleans policeman gets life in prison as a multiple offender, rather than his original 43-year sentence.Forty-two-year-old Willie...

WYCKOFF, N.J. (AP) – If only Goldilocks had a cockapoo.A 15-pound cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Pawlee scared off a mother bear and her two cubs Sunday morning after they strayed into his owners'...

JERUSALEM (AP) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Monday that a broad peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is a long shot before President Bush leaves office, but she rejected...

DENVER (AP) — John McCain's campaign said Sunday that rival Barack Obama snubbed Hillary Rodham Clinton as a running mate because of her criticism of the Democratic presidential candidate, a claim...

Bush blames Democrats for high gas pricesCRAWFORD, Texas (AP) _ President Bush on Saturday blamed the Democratic-led Congress for the high cost of gasoline and renewed his call for expanded offshore drilling...