PARIS (AP) — A Jack Russell terrier has survived after being poisoned and buried alive — and he can thank the man who saw the ground wiggle.
Ethan came back to life on his third birthday...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP PLC says a sheen on the Gulf of Mexico appears to have come from oil seeping out of a piece of discarded equipment used to contain its massive 2010 oil spill.
On Thursday,...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gamblers lost nearly $199.7 million at Louisiana’s state licensed casinos in September, up from $188 million for August and $196.6 million for September of last year.
Most...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Coyote hunters in New Mexico will have the chance to compete for a couple of high-caliber grand prizes just in time for the holidays — a pair of Bushmaster AR-15 assault...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millions of Americans preparing to survive an earthquake ducked under tables and covered their heads Thursday as part of the annual “Great ShakeOut” drill.
Organizers...
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army appeals court has ruled that the Fort Hood shooting suspect can have his facial hair forcibly shaved off before his murder trial.
The U.S. Army Court of Criminal...
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn’t get a lot of turns in the spotlight.
It’s an independent country tinier than Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state, and it would...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban news media on Thursday published the first new writing in months from retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
The letter, which was dated Wednesday, comes in the wake of rumors that...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — How do you pull a baby elephant out of a deep, muddy hole? A rope and a Land Rover. Then the payoff: A frantic baby elephant sprint to mom.
A heartwarming video of the rescue...
HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Police Chief Roddy Devall asked the Hammond City Council to consider rewriting its ordinances regarding the sale of liquor in businesses that are primarily designated as restaurants.
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(AP) — U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany said Wednesday a tea party group supporting his opponent, U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, circulated a pamphlet that misrepresents Boustany’s record.
The pamphlet...
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A judge set a tentative trial date next year for a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin.
In her first hearing since taking over the case,...
