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...

INTERNATIONAL Portugal floods kill 42, some people feared buried in debrisFUNCHAL, Madeira Islands (AP) — Rescue workers in Madeira dug through heaps of mud, boulders and debris Sunday, searching...

MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters holding out in Marjah are increasingly using civilians as human shields, firing from compounds where U.S. and Afghan forces can clearly see women and children...

Afghan Taliban chiefs arrested with US aid in Pakistani sweepsKABUL (AP) — Pakistani authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, have apprehended more Afghan Taliban chiefs following the capture of...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian woman declared dead of a heart attack moved one of her arms just as an undertaker was about to embalm her, doctors said Wednesday. Noelia Serna, 45, was rushed...

New Jersey man tells police he tossed baby off bridge WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — A man who snatched his infant daughter from the arms of her maternal grandmother while the child's mother was in court...

Iran marks revolution with crackdown on protestsTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian security forces unleashed a crushing sweep against opposition protesters on Thursday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman who doused a bikini dancer with gasoline and set her on fire has been found guilty of aggravated mayhem and torture.A Los Angeles jury convicted 28-year-old...

Media watchdog: 110 journalists killed in 2009 including 55 in Asia VIENNA (AP) — A total of 110 journalists lost their lives in 2009, the deadliest year in a decade for the profession, a media watchdog...

Russian military calls US missile defense plans a threatMOSCOW (AP) — U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty...

NEW YORK — The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program...