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...

(AP) — The end is near for the long-running dispute between the state and the federal government over just how much Louisiana is due for Hurricane Katrina's damage to Charity Hospital in New Orleans.Too...

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...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers is spending about $11 million in stimulus money on dikes along the Calcasieu River, navigation floodgates in Lafourche Parish and on the Morganza to...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Subrina McCrary believes President Obama can support New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina by creating more jobs and helping build better schools. What she doesn't want...

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The Libyan government released 88 repentant Islamic militants, some of them belonging to a group with suspected links to al-Qaida, a government-funded human rights group announced...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A 6-year-old Colorado boy feared to have floated off in a helium balloon has been found safe at his home, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic.Sheriff Jim Alderman...

(AP) — State utility regulators refused Wednesday to ask the Louisiana Legislature to change state law to ban debt collectors from calling people on the "Do Not Call" list.Public Service Commissioner...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's leading gay activist said Wednesday he was disappointed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with a foe of gay rights during her trip to Russia and did not decry...