WASHINGTON (AP) — Same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in the nation's capital under a bill introduced Tuesday by a District of Columbia councilman.The bill was almost certain to pass and had...
(AP) — Community Coffee Co. agreed Tuesday to settle allegations of hiring discrimination and pay $190,000 to 1,100 minority applicants. The company did not agree to the allegations, saying it decided...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Gunmen kidnapped Somalia's state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said.Minister Yusuf Mohamed Siad was abducted...
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people ordered to flee their homes because of a 7,000-acre wildfire near a Southern California mountain town were allowed to return Tuesday as cool, calm weather...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A house capable of floating atop rising floodwaters made its debut Tuesday in New Orleans alongside more than a dozen other homes built through actor Brad Pitt's Make It Right...
(AP) — A $101 million upgrade to state computer systems became a flashpoint Tuesday in the debate on how to cut government costs, with Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget adviser saying the contract could...
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Helicopters dropped instant noodles and other aid to cutoff hillside communities that were without food for five days, as rescue workers gave up their search Monday for survivors...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The interim Honduran government on Monday revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined a challenge to the way the death penalty is imposed in Louisiana, rejecting an appeal by a woman convicted for her role in a brutal New Year's Day attack...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won't walk away from the flagging war in Afghanistan, the White House declared Monday as Obama faced tough decisions — and intense administration debate...
(AP) — State Treasurer John Kennedy believes the state's public four-year universities should be governed by one board to help cut costs. But he disagrees with any suggestions to limit spending under...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's corn crop is finally in but continued rains in the region have slowed the harvest of other crops.The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its weekly crop report, said...
