HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State football assistant was seen outside...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled a 65-year-old woman out alive after she was trapped for 31 hours in the rubble of a collapsed factory in an eastern Pakistan city, as the death toll...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional Tuesday, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration...

(AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself to death has been arrested. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Kelly says 26-year-old Shawn Dean was booked with second-degree cruelty...

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed changes to benefits for state workers are unconstitutional, unnecessarily harsh and unfair to employees vested in the system, state employee retirement system...

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge convicted a Chinese-born American of stealing trade secrets Wednesday but acquitted her of more serious charges of corporate espionage at a trial in Chicago that highlighted...

MOSCOW (AP) — Opening a scientific frontier miles under the Antarctic ice, Russian experts drilled down and finally reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake, an achievement the mission chief...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a plan to waive debts for many victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters who may have...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge in San Diego dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit Wednesday seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld...

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood. Neighborhood...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Universal Pictures is returning to the Bayou State next month for its next big project — an action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise. The name of the...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public...