NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sixteen people were shot and at least two killed in a bloody Halloween in New Orleans that included gunfire on Bourbon Street, the tourist hot spot in the French Quarter. New Orleans...

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration won't release the names or the number of people who have applied to be on the board for a new corporation to run all state housing assistance programs. Christina...

BOSTON (AP) — A group of gay active and retired military personnel who are married sued the federal government Thursday for the same benefits as straight military couples, arguing it's a matter of...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed doubt Thursday that diplomacy will persuade North Korea to surrender its nuclear weapons and he raised the prospect of stalemate...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia named a new crown prince late Thursday: the tough-talking interior minister who is known for cracking down on Islamic militants and resisting moves toward...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to stealing a Pablo Picasso drawing from a San Francisco art gallery. Workers at the Weinstein Gallery say 30-year-old Mark Lugo brazenly...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dolphin experts say common bacteria known to cause abortions in marine mammals killed some of the hundreds of dolphins that have washed ashore in the northern Gulf of Mexico since...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a half-hearted...

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal sparked upheaval in the usually behind-the-scenes wrangling for House speaker when he backed Lake Charles Republican Chuck Kleckley for the job Wednesday. A governor's support...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The company that owns the Times-Picayune is paying five New Orleans Saints players including quarterback Drew Brees to promote the newspaper's website through the social media...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Colombia's capital have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse rioters after a mostly peaceful student protest against an education reform bill. Bogota police...

LONDON (AP) — Scottish police say they are investigating reports a woman was raped while participating in anti-capitalist protests in Glasgow. Strathclyde Police said Wednesday that shortly after...