WASHINGTON and - President Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear program, a standoff that has the Middle East on edge. ...

PANAMA CITY and - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday because of extreme hypertension, health offici...

WASHINGTON and - The most significant 'super' political committees in this year's presidential campaign revealed the names of their wealthy donors Tuesday. The casino mogul who, with his wife, contributed $10 million to Newt Gingrich's group, ...

JACKSON, Miss. and - The U.S. State Department is proposing what it calls 'significant and controversial' changes to a foreign exchange program that has been exploited by unscrupulous labor brokers and organized criminals in the sex industry, and nb...

MOSCOW and - Russia is standing firm on blocking any U.N. sanctions against Syria, its longtime ally and a significant arms customer, saying that any resolution by the world body must exclude the possibility of international military ...

COCOA and - Newt Gingrich is promising to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president. ...

LYNN HAVEN and - A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly hacking a Connecticut man to death and eating the victim's eye and part of his brain, police said Wednesday. ...

WASHINGTON and - Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address filled with re-election t...

TAMPA and - Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Tuesday he doesn't want to continue debating his Republican rivals if the audience isn't allowed to participate. His campaign said later that he would participate in upcoming debates, regardl...

NEW YORK and - An 80-story skyscraper under construction at ground zero will have to stop at seven stories unless the developer can line up more tenants, planners said Monday, adding to problems that have plagued the $11.7 billion World Trade Center...

TEHRAN, Iran and - Senior Iranian lawmakers stepped up threats Monday that Islamic Republic warships could block the Persian Gulf's oil tanker traffic after the latest blow by Western leaders seeking to rein in Tehran's nuclear program: A punishing o...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska and - An 85-year-old Alaska woman used a grain shovel to fend off an agitated moose that was stomping her husband. ...

Fort Lauderdale and - A man faces drug charges after allegedly smoking pot on a JetBlue flight to Newark, N.J. ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. and - Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where 'JoePa' knew best, where he not only won more f...

PHOENIX and - In part, the short video has the feel of a campaign ad: the strains of soft music, the iconic snapshots of rugged Arizona desert, the candidate earnestly engaged with her constituents. ...

WASHINGTON and - Several hundred protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement converged on the West Lawn of the Capitol Tuesday to decry the influence of corporate money in politics and voice myriad other grievances. ...

CAIRO and - Hosni Mubarak, on trial for his life, is ferried to court by helicopter from a presidential hospital suite. His sons and co-defendants swagger in, wearing designer track suits and no handcuffs. His security chief is treated...

TALLAHASSEE and - Some Florida House Republicans are calling for a ban on Internet cafes, which have sprung up all around the state. ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. and - The Republican presidential contenders on Monday campaigned their way into the first of two debates before a pivotal weekend primary in South Carolina, with Mitt Romney savoring an endorsement from the latest campai...

ROME and - Italy's cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a protected sanctuary for dolp...