JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has authorized its military to take all necessary steps to stop rocket fire from Gaza, including a ground operation, an Israeli military official said Tuesday, as Egypt worked...
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'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...
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...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's sports minister resigned Wednesday after fighting corruption allegations. He is the sixth minister forced to leave office since June.
Sports Minister Orlando Silva maintained...
ATLANTA (AP) — In 2006, Georgia became the first state to allow Bible education classes in public schools, after much debate over the sticky issue of separation of church and state. Now the classes...
(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...
