CAMP BUCCA, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday closed Camp Bucca, an isolated desert prison that was once its largest lockup in Iraq, as it moves to release thousands of detainees or transfer...
(AP) — Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. won another delay Tuesday for groundbreaking on a $250 million casino project in south Baton Rouge. But the delay wasn't exactly what the company requested from...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, 10 colleges and universities in the New Orleans area registered more students this semester than they did the...
NEW YORK (AP) — The critics savaged Jay Leno's prime-time experiment. Viewers gave it the biggest audience for an entertainment show since the "American Idol" finale in May. An estimated 18.4 million...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Caught off guard, congressional Democrats are grappling with President Barack Obama's unexpected call for immediate access to insurance for those with pre-existing medical conditions,...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the...
MORELIA, Michoacan (AP) –– Mexicans began their Independence Day celebrations under heavy police surveillance Tuesday and with a somber memorial for eight revelers killed last year in a shocking...
(AP) — Louisiana received a $362 million debt collection notice Tuesday from Washington health care officials, but state officials say they're planning to appeal the move. The federal Centers for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With global talks on climate change looming, the Obama administration sought to gain momentum Tuesday by unveiling its plan to require better gas mileage for cars and trucks and...
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — When the police descend on People's Park and shoo away the gay men gathered there, the men usually scatter to avoid trouble. But recently, about 50 or so confronted five officers...
(AP) — A new report card gives Louisiana a "D'' in children's health, saying too many kids are overweight and too few get enough physical activity, spending more time parked in front of a TV set...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the first time since Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers, a federal jury heard allegations Monday that the government-issued shelters...
