TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters...

Gov. Bobby Jindal and his state campaign organization want a group of his supporters to end efforts to draft him for a presidential run in 2012 or 2016. Dan Kyle, an officer in the "Jindal for President...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A white supremacist accused of fatally shooting a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is in no condition to appear in court, a federal judge ruled Monday. James...

The Girl Scouts, the Awesome Ladies of Distinction and the Special Olympics are caught in a state Capitol tug-of-war. Those projects are among hundreds of favored add-ons that lawmakers inserted in next...

WASHINGTON (AP) — No more "light" cigarettes or candy-flavored smokes. Bigger, scarier warning labels. Fewer ads featuring sexy young smokers. Historic anti-smoking legislation sped to final congressional...

Negotiations are under way to bring a country music festival to Baton Rouge over Memorial Day weekend next year. Baton Rouge officials say they're working with New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival promoter...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been released from quarantine in China. A spokeswoman says that the mayor is on a plane headed for Australia. Nagin, his wife, and one of his guards...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials moved swiftly Wednesday to use the suicide bombing of a luxury hotel in their campaign to build public support for military offensives against the Taliban, saying...

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the step was...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, his wife, Seletha, and a member of his security detail remained in quarantine in China on Tuesday. The three have been in quarantine at a Shanghai...

Louisiana's bars and casinos can remain smoke-filled. On Tuesday, the House health care committee refused to advance a scaled-back smoking ban to the House floor for debate, which likely ensures the proposal's...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's two senators have met with President Obama's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor. Sotomayor arrived on Capitol Hill Monday hobbling after she broke her...