Afghan government installed in Taliban strongholdMARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials raised the national flag over Marjah on Thursday, asserting government control even as Marines searched...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The powerful chief of Algeria's national police, on the front line in the war against Islamist insurgents, was shot and killed by a colleague during a meeting Thursday at...

INTERNATIONAL Dubai: 15 more suspects in Hamas commander slayingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 15 more suspects carrying foreign passports were linked Wednesday to an elaborate hit squad...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience....

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Dalai Lama says the economic crisis cannot deter the U.S. from championing liberty, freedom and democracy. Fresh from a visit to the White House, the Tibetan spiritual leader...

INTERNATIONALAfghan leader takes control of vote fraud panel to prevent corruptionKABUL (AP) — Afghanistan's president has taken control of a formerly independent body that monitors election fraud,...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Puppet cleavage has been ruled out for advertising posters in Colorado Springs bus shelters. Lamar Advertising rejected posters for a touring production of the Broadway...

(AP) — The state has approved midcity Baton Rouge and downtown Lafayette for cultural products districts. It's a designation that seeks to promote arts development by waiving sales taxes on original...

KENNER (AP) — Police are looking for a man who stole a Ford Explorer with a 2-year-old boy inside.The toddler was found unharmed after the thief abandoned the vehicle in New Orleans, Kenner police...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts closed out the last major construction mission at the International Space Station with a smooth landing in darkness that...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has admitted to a charge that he bludgeoned his girlfriend to death with a hammer before dismembering her and scattering her body parts around the apartment complex...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tests show three rare California condors found dead in northern Arizona last month died because they ingested lead pellets while feeding on carrion.Condor recovery program...