BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Bill Cassidy defeated Democratic Congressman Don Cazayoux on Tuesday, one of three congressional wins in Louisiana on an otherwise gloomy night for the GOP. Cassidy's...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Although Louisiana's voting split along racial lines, seven in 10 voters said race was either a minor issue or had nothing to do with their choice on Tuesday. Louisiana gave its...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament dismissed a Cabinet minister Tuesday over his fake degree from Oxford University, a vote seen as a humiliating blow to hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gen. David Petraeus, the new chief of the U.S. Central Command who is credited with turning the tide in Iraq, took a firsthand look at the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Barack Obama radiated confidence and John McCain displayed the grit of an underdog Monday as the presidential rivals reached for the finish line of a two-year marathon with a burst...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan on Monday urged the American general taking charge of the war in Afghanistan to halt missile attacks on militants in its border badlands to avert a backlash against...

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP)  — A video maker for Osama bin Laden who vowed that al-Qaida will never stop fighting America was sentenced to life in prison Monday for encouraging terrorist...

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Elections officials expect lengthy waits for voters and a late night of vote tallying Tuesday as Louisiana residents cast their ballots in presidential, congressional and local...

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican John McCain poked fun at his presidential campaign's financial shortcomings and his reputation as a political maverick in an appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."...

TONGO, Congo (AP) — Tutsi-led rebels tightened their hold on newly seized swaths of eastern Congo Saturday, forcing tens of thousands of frightened, rain-soaked civilians out of makeshift refugee...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Six months after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar's coastline, killing tens of thousands of people, aid groups say once-lagging relief efforts have picked up pace but the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street prefers Republicans, McCain supporters argue. But stocks have done better under Democratic presidents, Obama supporters fire back. When it comes to the stock market —...