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The country has set no-fly and no-sail zones off its east and west coasts.

Iraq is still so unstable that even its leaders question if U.S. efforts were worth the cost.

One million people have fled Syria's civil war, piling pressure on neighboring countries.

There were no signs of glee on Wall Street after the Dow Jones average closed at a new high.

A star Russian ballet dancer has confessed to the attack on the theater's ballet chief.

The two sides are quietly working in tandem to blunt the impact of short-term cuts.

CLARK, Wyo. (AP) — The wide-open sagebrush flats along the Montana-Wyoming border make it easy to spot strangers passing along the bumpy dirt roads that crisscross the small, sparsely populated town of Clark. So it was perhaps no surprise when authorities announced a quick arrest following the triple slaying of a woman and her parents dead.

San Francisco debuts the world's largest light sculpture made of 25,000 LED lights.

Passengers will soon be able to carry small knives, baseball bats, and golf clubs onto planes.

Remember the world on Oct. 9, 2007? That was when the Dow Jones industrial average last set a record high.

His approval slips and he gets nearly as much blame as the GOP for the fiscal mess.

A new book about immigration reform is fueling speculation that the former Florida governor may be considering a run at the presidency.

The bill seeks to protect celebrities from overeager paparazzi by creating a civil violation if people take unwanted photos.

A congressman and a national civil rights group asked the federal government on Tuesday to investigate the killing of a gay, black Mississippi mayoral candidate.

Most experts doubt the conclave will select an American pope, but the U.S. cardinals are exerting a surprising amount of control over the message.

Washington was due to be hit by heavy, wet snow Wednesday as a fierce storm headed east.

Conservationists say there's a new threat to the survival of Africa's endangered elephants.

The Dow Jones industrial average is an index of 30 U.S. blue-chip stocks and a barometer of the health of the stock market and U.S. economy.

Hundreds poured into the streets crying, hugging, and shouting slogans.

Two Tucson-area Girl Scout troops were crime victims as thieves grabbed and ran off with the troops' cash boxes from cookie sales.

Her family says the 87-year-old wanted to pass away without life-prolonging actions.

Macy's is trying to block Penney's from opening her home decor shops within its stores

Three former Blackfeet tribal leaders have pleaded guilty to charges they held illegal big-game hunts for country music artists participating in an outdoors television show.

The Comedy Central stalwart will take a break to direct and produce his first feature film.

The nation's economic stability and support from the Fed lead to a big day.

The Socialist leader challenged the status quo at home and internationally.

But the group passes on one of the nation's most popular Republican governors.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soviet war veteran reported missing in action during fighting in Afghanistan 33 years ago has been found living as a local healer in the province of Heart, news agency Ria reported. The soldier, who was rescued by Afghans after being wounded in the first months after the Soviet Union's invasion in 1979, was tracked down by a Moscow-based group of war veterans. A native of the former Soviet Central Asian state of Uzbekistan, he now goes by the name of Sheikh Abdullah and has adopted the local dress and profession of the healer who nursed him back to health. ...

Starting in April, passengers also can carry-on golf clubs, ski poles, and hockey sticks.

Media advocates argue to open search warrants and other public information.