PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the...
BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.The Sauffs were among...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press he killed the doctor to protect unborn...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities feared a 70-year-old man drowned when he tried to help two fishermen stranded in the Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Ida churned ashore Monday, flooding low-lying...
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian woman whose short, pink dress caused a near riot at a private college and led to her expulsion will be allowed to return to class.The private Bandeirante University backed...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship."His request raises...
BLLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It's now up to a federal judge in New Orleans to decide whether to put a challenge to campaign finance restrictions on a faster track to the U.S. Supreme Court.U.S. District Judge...
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Beginning next year, a lot of Louisiana high school classrooms could look like Wes Sebren's: equipped with welding gear, safety goggles and circular saws.Sebren, a teacher...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The head of the cancer center at LSU Health Sciences Center — New Orleans is named a scientific adviser to the National Cancer Institute.LSU says Dr. August Ochoa will serve...
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian university expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students when she wore a short dress to class, taking out newspaper ads Sunday to accuse her of immorality.
(AP) — An oral history center at LSU has launched a podcast series recounting Louisiana's history.The series, called "What Endures," is put together by the LSU Libraries Special Collections Williams...
