The Los Angeles Times

Taliban militants seized a civilian bus in volatile southern Afghanistan and executed at least two dozen passengers, beheading some of them, officials said Sunday. The attack took place in Kandahar...

A few weeks ago, 19 Ecuadorean citizens detained on these islands were marched onto a plane and sent back to the continent under armed guard. Their crime: illegal migration. So...

American students -- especially females -- might not be encouraged to excel in math, according to a new study, which claims that while many girls do have a knack for...

The Dominican Republic has been very, very good to U.S. baseball, producing some of the country's best professional players, including the current darling of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez,...

Death by car could be a major contributor to the decline of many amphibian species, according to the first comprehensive survey of roadkill by Purdue University. The biologists found animals...

President George W. Bush, under pressure from allies, on Saturday agreed to host a summit of world leaders to work on responses to the global financial crisis, including more rigorous...

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a break to Democrats in the closely contested state of Ohio and threw out a lawsuit from the state's Republican Party which sought to question...

Joe Paterno has coached 507 games at Penn State, winning 379, but the focus now is on the next two: home against Michigan this week and at Ohio State on...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned that the top U.S. commander in Iraq "risked his position" by suggesting that Iran tried to bribe Iraqi lawmakers to oppose a security...

Stocks staged a strong comeback Thursday as investors set aside fears of recession to celebrate a drop in oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 401.35 points, or...