California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico.

Americans in New Jersey's largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department's effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop and pray.

Syrian rebels report two Western journalists were killed Wednesday, less than a week after New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid died in the violence-wracked country.

A new survey shows that a surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama.

U.S. senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss met with a federal commerce official for a briefing on the project to deepen the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah and to tour the port.

Caterpillar could break ground on its new Georgia plant within the next two weeks as more details emerge about the project's timeline.

NEW ORLEANS -- Rocker Bret Michaels and Grammy-winning

singer Cyndi Lauper ushered in Mardi Gras with

musical performances in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday during a glitzy ball following the Orpheus parade.

Michaels,...

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is dangling the prospect of gas as low as $2 a gallon if he's elected.

With a nod of tribute to his ailing mother, Stephen Colbert returned to the air Monday.

Religious broadcasters are sounding the alarm over exclusion of parts of their message from the Internet.

The commander of international troops in Afghanistan has ordered an investigation into what NATO says was improper disposal of a large number of Islamic religious materials.

The lawyer for a company suing Apple Inc. in China over its use of the iPad trademark has indicated his client would be willing to discuss a settlement.

The sheriff and congressional candidate has denied claims he threatened a Mexican immigrant with deportation if their past gay relationship was made public.

Organizers say ticket sales for Bonnaroo's annual music festival will resume at noon Saturday.