RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is the only southeastern state without a gay marriage ban in its constitution. The idea has gone nowhere in the past as Democratic leaders quashed Republican efforts...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful Taliban truck bomb that wounded 77 American soldiers and killed five Afghans outside a combat outpost served as a reminder on Sunday that 10 years after the Sept....

DALLAS (AP) — An FBI official says a rented moving truck parked at a curb at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport caused a brief scare on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. FBI official...

BOSSIER CITY (AP) — A Bossier City man is accused of setting nine wildfires near the Taylortown community in Bossier Parish. Online records show 21-year-old Kristopher Cooper was held Sunday in lieu...

WADI DINAR, Libya (AP) — Fierce resistance by Moammar Gadhafi loyalists entrenched in two strongholds has stalled the rebels' final push for complete control over Libya. Three weeks after the fall...

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Firefighters rushed Thursday to prepare their biggest aerial assault yet of a massive wildfire that has raged for days across central Texas, incinerating nearly 1,400 homes...

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered all flags at state building to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 11. Jindal's executive order says the move is an expression of respect for Louisiana...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Ben & Jerry's has Schweddy Balls. Would you like a taste? Chill out, it's only the name of their new flavor. Schweddy Balls ice cream is an homage to a 13-year-old "Saturday...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself "the first lady" and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phalatse has only, perhaps,...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a terror threat against the city is credible but not corroborated. U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a detailed al-Qaida...

(AP) — The lawyer for suspended LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson has filed a motion seeking the return of property that police took from the player's apartment during the investigation of a bar fight...