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Deadline nears for conservation program

Landowners interested in selling property to help Louisiana and federal coastal forest conservation efforts have until Friday to apply for part of the…

FBI investigates 2 St. Landry school board members

The FBI says it is investigating two St. Landry Parish School Board members.While FBI spokesman Kyle Hanrahan wouldn't provide details of the…

Army Brigadier General Faces Sexual Misconduct Charges

Months after his sudden removal from his post in Afghanistan, Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair has been charged with multiple violations of the military's Uniform Code, ranging from wrongful sexual conduct to several rules violations.

Alfre Woodard Teaching Acting At Batiste Academy

Students at the Batiste Cultural Arts Academy in New Orleans are being taught by a special teacher this week. Actress Alfre Woodard is giving lessons on…

Bob Vander Plaats, president of The Family Leader (right) speaks before a bus tour to urge Iowans to vote state Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins off the bench, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday.

Another Iowa Judge Faces Ballot Box Battle Due To Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

A battle is under way in Iowa over whether a state Supreme Court justice can keep his job. Critics have launched an all-out campaign to throw him off the bench because of his ruling three years ago clearing the way for same-sex marriage. The judge's supporters are fighting back, in a fashion.

Donna Summer in 1976. YouTube's Chris Maxcy says the company targets advertising to videos by artists like her and gives a share of the revenue from it to the track's label and publisher.

YouTube Shares Ad Revenue With Musicians, But Does It Add Up?

Musicians say they see benefits to their music and videos being on YouTube — but not much money.

A prison official examines the damage a day after a powerful earthquake hit the west coast of Indonesia in Banda Aceh on April 12.

Big Quakes Signal Changes Coming To Earth's Crust

A huge, magnitude-8.7 earthquake in April produced stronger ground shaking than any earthquake ever recorded, and surprised seismologists by triggering more than a dozen moderate earthquakes around the world. One seismologist thinks we're witnessing the gradual evolution of a new boundary between tectonic plates.

SoloPower is betting it will succeed where others have failed with a $197 million loan from the Department of Energy.

In Solyndra's Wake, Solar Company Sees Bright Spot

SoloPower is on its way to receiving a loan of $197 million from the Energy Department — the same kind given to now-bankrupt Solyndra. But SoloPower has to meet a number of benchmarks before tapping into the fund, and one step toward that is the opening of a new plant in Oregon on Thursday.

U.S. troops from the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment patrol at dawn in Kandalay, Afghanistan on Aug. 4, 2011. A worldwide stand down for troops to take part in suicide prevention training Thursday is part of the Army's response to an alarming suicide rate of nearly one per day.

Army Seeks To Curb Rising Tide Of Suicides

Soldiers around the world will stop what they're doing Thursday to take part in suicide prevention training. The "stand down" is part of the Army's response to an alarming suicide rate — on average, one a day.

Florida School District Requires Fit Custodians

Janitors suffer some of the highest rates of injury on the job. That costs employers millions of dollars in compensation and lost work time. A Florida school district decided to address the issue by instituting a fitness test for prospective custodians. But the test is so tough the district is having a hard time filling positions.

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