MEXICO CITY (AP) — The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday — part of a global trend that could worsen as emigrants...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — President Barack Obama chose an Arabic satellite TV network for his first formal television interview as president, part of a concerted effort to repair relations with the Muslim...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland's coalition government collapsed on Monday after an unprecedented wave of public dissent, plunging the island nation into political turmoil as it seeks to rebuild...

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Former NFL lineman Jerry Fowler died Monday of complications from surgery. He was 68. Fowler played in four games for the Houston Oilers in 1964 before moving on to politics. A...

A new sugarcane and rice pest that could threaten the Louisiana economy arrived in southern Louisiana from Texas in December. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, working together with...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration quietly withdrew in the weeks after Barack Obama's election a new rule requiring high-level approval before federal agents nationwide could arrest fugitive...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Monday it is expanding its attention to sexual abuse cases by adding prosecutors, rearranging its criminal investigative unit and stepping up training to change behavior.The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama signaled conciliation to America's foes by using the metaphor of an outstretched hand to an unclenched fist. Already, there are...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai condemned a U.S. operation he said killed 16 Afghan civilians, while hundreds of villagers denounced the American military during an angry demonstration...

MADRID, Spain (AP) — Spanish police said Thursday they had confiscated dozens of suspected fake Dali artworks that were to be put on sale in the southern town of Estepona. A total of 81 pieces were...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Alone and in a new country, graduate student Xin Yang reached out to other students at Virginia Tech when she arrived two weeks ago, trying to establish life on campus. She...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of abortion opponents rallied Thursday on the National Mall to mark the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade amid concerns they could face political setbacks under...