NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Newt Gingrich's view on how to deal with the current economic crisis: "Replace the bailout with bankruptcy, for all of them." The former House speaker spoke Tuesday to the Tulane...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica said Wednesday it will re-establish diplomatic ties with communist Cuba, and El Salvador's new president-elect promised to do the same after he takes office....

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A defiant Sudanese president rallied Arab supporters in Darfur Wednesday by saying no war crimes court or the U.N. Security Council can touch even "an eyelash" on him despite...

JENA (AP) — Lawyers for two members of the so-called "Jena Six" say prosecutors and defense attorneys are discussing the possible terms of plea agreements that would resolve the five remaining criminal...

(AP) — Cockfighting has been illegal in Louisiana since last year, but state police officials said they routinely get tips of the sort that led to a raid at a rooster-fighting club where officers...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Former President George W. Bush says he won't criticize President Barack Obama because Obama "deserves my silence," and says he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest...

(AP) — A state lawmaker wants to more than triple Louisiana's tax on cigarettes but faces opposition from Gov. Bobby Jindal. Rep. Karen Carter Peterson said Tuesday she plans to file legislation...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI said condoms are not the answer to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and can make the problem worse, setting off criticism Tuesday as he began a weeklong trip...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Nine years after it played host to a bitter fight over civil unions, Vermont's Statehouse is again a gay rights battleground. More than 200 same-sex marriage opponents, cheering...

TSUKUBA, Japan (AP) — A new walking, talking robot from Japan has a female face that can smile and has trimmed down to 43 kilograms (95 pounds) to make a debut at a fashion show. But it still hasn't...

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has sent formal notification to the White House that Louisiana will tap into at least part of its share of the federal stimulus package. Jindal sent a letter to President...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up at a busy bus terminal near the Pakistani capital Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding 18 more, officials said. The blast came as Pakistan's...