LOUISVILLE (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Central Command warned Tuesday that growing numbers of American soldiers sent to Afghanistan will encounter tough fighting, but said improving civilians'...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — After weeks of denials, two Pakistani Taliban commanders acknowledged Tuesday that the group's top leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was dead — claiming he died 18...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican Sen. David Vitter doesn't have an announced opponent yet, but it's clear he's expecting a challenge from Rep. Charlie Melancon, a southeast Louisiana Democrat who has...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A cluster of vehicle bombs detonated simultaneously Tuesday near a foreign-owned company that plans to build a road through an insurgent-held area. At least 41 people...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) —   When rail cars idle on side tracks in Mexico to be loaded with legitimate cargo and shipped to the United States, drug smugglers scan for places to hide their...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the sum of all previous deficits since America's founding. And it...

JACKSON (AP) — Entergy Corp., as part of a plan to decentralize its operations from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, is opening a new transmission operations center in the Jackson area. Entergy...

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi police official says bombs attached to two minibuses have exploded southeast of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people. The official says 11 also have been wounded in the bombings...

MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — Nearly three months after Pakistan retook the Swat Valley from the Taliban, bloodied corpses are still turning up on the streets. This time, the victims are suspected militants...

ATLANTA (AP) — It will likely be Thanksgiving before many Americans who get the swine flu vaccine are protected, health officials said Monday. Roughly 50 million doses of vaccine are expected to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise. The trustees who oversee Social Security are...

KABUL (AP) — The outcry over alleged vote fraud in Afghanistan's election escalated Sunday, with President Hamid Karzai's chief opponent charging that turnout figures were padded and the chief fraud...