KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rockets were fired Tuesday toward the presidential palace in Kabul as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations of Eid al-Adha,
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan broke off diplomatic ties with El Salvador on Tuesday as the Central American country defected to rival Beijing in the latest blow to the self-ruled
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Eberlene King remembers her 15-year-old brother as he lay dying, after white teenagers cruised through their black neighborhood in a pickup on Halloween night 1959 and
Bel Edwards appoints convicted ex-sheriff to used car board BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana governor has appointed a former sheriff who pleaded guilty to misusing funds and mistreating inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pressed his criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller on Monday, accusing Mueller’s team of “enjoying ruining people’s lives” and “looking to impact the election.” Trump’s
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its cover-up. He demanded accountability but offered
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A man pleaded to be let into a locked police station in Barcelona before dawn Monday, then lunged with a knife at officers inside. Police shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former
Cajun-style fiddler players of all ages and performance levels are invited to compete this fall in the fourth Annual Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition. The competition is slated
STEPHENSVILLE (AP) — A researcher says the hard winter apparently killed much of an invasive weed that clogs waterways around Louisiana — but it also killed many of the weevils