WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Davy Jones, the diminutive heartthrob singer who rocketed to the top of the 1960s music charts by beckoning millions of adoring fans with the catchy refrains of The Monkees,...

  CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — For the fifth time since Hurricane Katrina, former First Lady Laura Bush visited Chalmette High School on Thursday and announced grants ranging from $20,000 to $60,000...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard officials say they've recovered the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed off Alabama in Mobile Bay, but three missing crewmembers weren't found and the search...

LONDON (AP) — James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father's media empire in doubt, stepped down Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the troubled...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bomb mounted on a motorbike went off near the country's ruling party offices in Istanbul on Thursday, injuring five policemen, state-run television said. A vehicle and a police...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A pair of rare, reclusive snow leopards have been photographed wandering a remote mountain region once ravaged by conflict between India and Pakistan. Infrared camera traps...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new website is one of the tools Loyola University in New Orleans is using to celebrate its 100th anniversary. A Loyola news release says the site was developed over the last...

COURBEFY, France (AP) — The village of Courbefy has rustic buildings with fireplaces and exposed beams, a horse stable, a tennis court and a swimming pool. Sound nice? It's for sale. The village...

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's busy summer calendar just got a bit more crowded. Buckingham Palace said the monarch will open both the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics this summer, signaling that...

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) — The first-degree murder trial of Angola 5 defendant Barry S. Edge will go forward in April as planned, despite the Saturday arrest of one of his defense attorneys. The...

CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi say charges are pending against a Jackson area teen for pulling a prank on a friend when he advertised a free baby on Craigslist using the friend's cellphone...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One suspect is dead and two New Orleans police officers and another suspect were wounded after an early morning traffic stop developed into a gunfight. Police Superintendent Ronal...