NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chefs from across the country gathered in New Orleans to show off their skills in preparing seafood dishes at the 2009 Great American Seafood Cook-Off, and New Orleans culinary...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Obama administration firmly supports Georgia, but President Mikhail Saakashvili must further encourage democracy, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.Speaking...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman...
NEW YORK (AP) — More plans to build homes, higher stock prices and fewer people filing first-time claims for jobless aid sent a private-sector forecast of U.S. economic activity higher than expected...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election dispute has moved beyond the drama of mass street protests to a new phase: a fight for power within the ruling religious establishment itself. The conflict escalated...
KABUL (AP) — July is shaping up as the deadliest month of the Afghan war for U.S.-led international forces, with the number killed already matching the highest full-month toll of the nearly eight-year...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former field organizer for the state Democratic Party has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the party, accusing its former executive director of fondling her and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned...
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Masked and hooded Belfast Catholics hurled gasoline bombs, fireworks and other makeshift weapons at police Monday as the most bitterly divisive day on the Northern...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine months into the fiscal year, the federal deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time. The imbalance is intensifying fears about higher interest rates and inflation, and...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal began a statewide tour Wednesday that will take him to all 64 parishes this summer, to talk about the state's economy and to hear from voters. "I think it's...
