PARIS (AP) — Was Roman Polanski "thrown to the lions because of ancient history?" That's what the French culture minister says — though not everyone in France agrees.
(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal returned Monday to the campaign fundraising trail, with three events scheduled in the Washington, D.C., area.Jindal's office said the governor was attending a Monday night...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday it will allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine its newly revealed, still unfinished uranium enrichment facility as world criticism mounted over the underground...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Many Filipino villagers managed to save only the clothes on their backs but began to rebuild Sunday as the flood waters receded from a tropical storm that set off the worst...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it's a mistake to set a deadline to end American military action, as some liberals have sought, and that a defeat would be disastrous for...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building are blank in the minutes before the blast and appear to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending on national parks should be increased by at least $700 million over the next seven years, an independent panel urged Congress on Thursday. The additional spending should...
BANGKOK (AP) — For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new study says between 1851 and 2008, the number of hurricanes in the North Atlantic increased, but that the severity of storms has not. The study was done by researchers at...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a rain-starved trickle these days. But you wouldn't...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department is pouring $320 million into efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River basin. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in a speech...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rejoined a U.N. conference on the nuclear test-ban treaty Thursday after a 10-year U.S. absence from the biennial meeting. She reported...
