3 years later: oil spill cleanup, study carries on
At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil ...

Cuba turning over Florida couple and children
Cuba on Tuesday said it will hand over to the United States a Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their two young sons from the mother's parents ...

Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and ...
Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks
Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, New ...

Chavez's try to be savior of poor floundered in US
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help ...

POPE LIVE: End of a papacy, dawn of a retirement
"Pope Live" follows the events of the final day of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy as seen by journalists from The Associated Press around the world.

CRITICAL VOICE
A critical voice about Benedict as the doors close on his papacy: As she left St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square in New Orleans' French Quarter, ...
Louisiana Guard honored for helping 1957 refugees
Hungary's ambassador to the United States will pay tribute to the Louisiana National Guard for sheltering more than 100 Hungarian refugees who stayed ...

Hornets announce name change to Pelicans
New Orleans Hornets owner Tom Benson is changing his team's nickname to the Pelicans and said the switch will create a bond with the city that could ...
AP sources: Hornets plan to become Pelicans
The New Orleans Hornets will announce plans to change their name to the Pelicans next season, according to people familiar with the decision.
BP oil spill settlement payments exceed $1B mark
Businesses and individuals who claim BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money have been paid more than $1 billion through the company's ...
Transocean settlement of Gulf spill heads to court
Transocean Ltd. made an initial court appearance Wednesday for its plea agreement with the Justice Department over the company's role in the massive ...

Transocean's $1.4B oil spill deal will help Gulf
A $1.4 billion settlement between the Justice Department and Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean Ltd. will pump hundreds of millions of dollars ...
Judge approves settlement in BP class action suit
A federal judge on Friday gave final approval to BP's settlement with businesses and individuals who lost money because of the 2010 oil spill in the ...