RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At least 2,000 police officers patrolled the city Sunday, and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two Louisiana congressmen planned to address the ongoing debate about overhauling the nation's health care at events Monday.U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, a Baton Rouge Republican, and...

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an Air Force pilot had no opportunity to eject after a collision between two F-16 fighter jets offshore, and Coast Guard searchers say they've shifted...

(AP) — When it comes to birds, Louisiana is faring better than many others thanks to the remaining expanses of undeveloped habitat. But that does not mean there are no problems or declines in the...

SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.Jessica...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — To try to reach young people around the world, the memorial museum at Auschwitz has launched a page on Facebook, the social networking site usually home to news and photos about...

CANTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina pastor says his church plans to burn Bibles and books by Christian authors on Halloween to light a fire under true believers.Pastor Marc Grizzard told Asheville...

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that President Barack Obama deserves his Nobel Peace Prize based on his achievements and the promise of an aggressive agenda that he's ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for an iPhone application that promises to help men "score" with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to...

ASAN, South Korea (AP) — It was his wedding day, but Choi In-seok admitted to a twinge of nervousness Wednesday about spending the rest of his life with the woman hand-picked for him by the Unification...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Springfield Mass Transit District bus driver has received a one-day unpaid suspension for wearing a pink tie to raise awareness for breast cancer. The driver, 46-year-old...