As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New Orleans

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effect

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors in New Mexico’s largest metro area are taking over all cases invol

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Looking to close its digital divide, Kentucky will use a $386 million investme

Former Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell died early Monday at his home in Boise, Idaho, a repres

DAMASCUS — A hip bone in a blown-out building, part of a spine amid some debris, a few foot bones in

United Nations — "No progress." That's the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency's latest assessme

NEW YORK — A tennis ball seems simple enough. It’s a pressurized piece of rubber covered with neon y

KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — A float-equipped small plane and a helicopter colli

Israel on Monday began allowing thousands of Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north o

It sounds like Lindsay Hubbard has Danielle Olivera's shoulder to cry on.Less than a week after Summ

Police are urging people to send in surveillance footage after a University of Wisconsin-Madison stu

For small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather is replacing the pa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. − James Wilburn, the father of Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot in her home this

LOS ANGELES — The wait is over: The Rolling Stones will soon release new music.On Monday, the band a

GOODHUE, Minnesota (AP) — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies

America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It’s not all bad