IOTA (AP) — Officials say a 21-year-old Basile man has been arrested after he allegedly walked into Iota Middle School wearing a Halloween mask while armed with four knives and a hatchet. Acadia...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas company that owns a refinery in southwestern Louisiana was charged Wednesday with criminal violations of federal anti-pollution laws and obstructing justice. Prosecutors...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More troops flooded into a Rio de Janeiro slum Wednesday after fellow soldiers came under attack by drug traffickers. About 100 marines were deployed to help patrol the Alemao...

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nate has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and authorities have issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Mexico's coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy Playmate of the Year who appeared in the horror movie "Rosemary's Baby" has been sentenced to nine years in state prison for shooting her husband in the back at...

NEW DELHI (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shook the Indian capital of New Delhi late Wednesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake shook buildings...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court refused Wednesday to order the jury sequestered in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, clearing the way for jury selection to begin Thursday. The...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Indiana man forced his young grandsons for miles along a sun-baked Grand Canyon hiking trail and denied them water and food, saying later he wanted to toughen them...

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Crates of mortar shells sit unguarded and empty boxes for missiles to blow up tanks and bring down airplanes are strewn about arms depots around the Libyan capital. Former rebels...

(AP) — Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says a marsh fire in eastern New Orleans is still smoldering, despite the rainfall from Tropical Storm Lee over the weekend.   Some parts...

SHREVEPORT (AP) — A labor expert says some industries in Louisiana need workers and that might be an indication of economic recovery. Jacques Lasseigne, director of field operations for the Louisiana...

SULPHUR (AP) — Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says two women have been killed in a trailer west of Sulphur. Mancuso tells the American Press the two women were dead when deputies arrived Sunday...