New HIV infections increasin among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutesNEW YORK (AP) — New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because...

Irish Catholic leader won't quit despite abuse coverupDUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal Sean Brady, said Monday he would not resign despite admitting he helped the church collect...

Kandahar governor demands more forces, NATO helps after explosionsKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan's largest southern city...

Sweden labels 1915 mass killing of Armenians genocideSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide,...

Palestinians delay honoring woman for deadly hijacking RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has called off a ceremony honoring a woman involved in the deadly hijacking of an Israeli...

International Magnitude six earthquake hits eastern Turkey, killed at least 57OKCULAR VILLAGE, Turkey (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the fate of his signature legislative initiative far from certain, President Barack Obama is taking his last-ditch push for health care reform on the road. In a speech Monday...

(AP) — The cost of a Louisiana driver's license climbed $15 Monday, and lawmakers questioned the jump in price, which nearly doubled the charge to drivers. A new or renewed basic license now costs...

BASTROP, La. (AP) — Fourth Judicial District Attorney Jerry Jones says a state appeal court has upheld the sentence of a former youth minister sentenced to 24 years for molesting teens and three...

INTERNATIONAL BOGOTA (AP) — Evaristo Porras, a former high-flying Medellin cartel drug trafficker associated with Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, has died at age 62, reportedly in economic ruin.Porras'...

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities are hunting for the person who stole a 15-inch walrus tusk from Theodore Roosevelt's home on Long Island. The superintendent of the Sagamore Hill National Historic...

Toyota aims to refute critic who blames electronics, not gas pedalsNEW YORK (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. plans Monday to try to undercut suggestions that its electronics systems caused the sudden acceleration...