SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A special panel of federal judges has tentatively ruled that California must release tens of thousands of inmates to relieve overcrowding. The judges say no other solution...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's hard-line president told crowds celebrating the Islamic revolution's anniversary Tuesday that the country is ready for talks with the United States, the strongest signal...

WHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) — Disaster teams found charred bodies on roadsides and in crashed cars — grim signs of the futile attempt to flee raging wildfires fed by 60 mph winds, record heat...

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A Louisiana Public Service Commission report says burying the state's utility lines to protect them from hurricane-force winds would drastically increase monthly bills for customers...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — College freshman Elizabeth Hebert's choice of a four-year school suddenly got too expensive. George Haseltine already has a business degree, but he concluded after several layoffs...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's state minister for women's affairs has quit to protest a lack of resources for a daunting task — improving the lives of "a full army of widows" and other women left poor...

TEKAPO, New Zealand (AP) — This little town is in the dark and proud of it. Where other places greet the night by lighting up their streets and tourist attractions, this one goes the other way —...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying humanitarian supplies from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip and towed the vessel into port Thursday, foiling a new attempt by international...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In this season of lowered expectations for Tennessee, Pat Summitt still reached unprecedented heights: 1,000 victories. Summitt became the first Division I basketball coach...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass the number of combat deaths reported last month by all branches...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As U.S. Navy ships looked on, Somali pirates sped away Thursday with $3.2 million in ransom after releasing an arms-laden Ukrainian freighter — ending a four-month standoff...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama to NBC: "Did I screw up in this situation? Absolutely. And I'm willing to take my lumps." Obama to CNN: "I think I screwed up, and I take responsibility for...