SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over Arizona's request to enforce its controversial new immigration law. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit C..

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida prosecutor says former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he drove throu..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Counterterrorism officials are warning local law enforcement and emergency personnel to be on the lookout for mail that could have dangerous substances hidden ins..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former California Congressman Gary Condit is testifying in the Chandra Levy murder trial. Ingmar Guandique (gwahn-DEE'-kay), a native of El Salvador, is on trial ..

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for its final flight. Mission managers gathered at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday morning for the tr..

NEW YORK (AP) - The publisher of The National Enquirer says it plans to file for bankruptcy protection in about two weeks. American Media says it will file a prepackaged plan that ..

Russia\'s president visited the disputed Kuril Islands on Monday, over Japanese protest, Russian state media said.

Yemen\'s aviation officials say they\'ve implemented \"tight security\" at the country\'s airports in the aftermath of a plot to send bombs from Yemen to the U.S.

MIAMI(AP) - Former President George W. Bush will kick off this year's international book fair in Miami. Bush is scheduled to speak at the 27th annual Miami Book Fair International,..

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 67-year-old Kentucky man has died after crashing into a deer with his motorcycle. The Florida Highway Patrol says George Taylor of Harrodsbu..

Indonesia\'s Mount Merapi, which has killed at least 31 people, is spewing hot ash clouds, sending residents fleeing the area once more.

A tabloid in Uganda put out what it calls a list of 10 gay and lesbian people in the African nation, urging readers to report them to the police.

A U.S. military commission sentenced Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on Sunday to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the murder of an American soldier, but Khadr will serve just eight years as part of his plea agreement.

At least 32 people were wounded, five seriously, in an apparent suicide bombing in the center of Istanbul on Sunday, police said. A second device was found on the bomber\'s body, an official said.

The explosive found hidden in a package on a plane in the United Arab Emirates on Friday may have traveled on passenger planes to get there, airline officials said Sunday.

Millions of voters lined up across Brazil\'s vast territory in a heated presidential runoff pitting Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla-fighter-turned-chief-of-staff against Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra.

At least 37 people were killed and 57 others wounded during a hostage situation at a Catholic church in Iraq Sunday, police officials said. The victims include hostages, Iraqi security workers and kidnappers.

A weakened Hurricane Tomas was heading into open Caribbean waters on Sunday after pounding the island of St. Vincent with gusty winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said.

The man suspected to be at the center of the plot to send bombs from Yemen to the United States is a Saudi national who authorities believe has been living in Yemen for the past three years.

CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama is making a final campaign swing before Tuesday's midterm elections, asking Democratic voters to go to the polls and help stem an expected Rep..