Byline: Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Senate committee in Washington, D.C., has passed a measure calling for

Byline: Associated Press RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Authorities said 12 suspected drug smugglers were arrested and 31 pounds

Byline: Associated Press KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is again helping Santa visit villages on Alaska’s Kodiak

Byline: Associated Press OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Thanks to a donation from entertainer Jimmy Buffett and his sisters, schoolchildren

Byline: Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is spending 2.3 billion yen ($29 million) from its supplementary budget for tsunami

Byline: Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped

Byline: LOG NEWS SERVICE LOG NEWS SERVICE — Laura Dekker, the 16-year-old Dutch girl hoping to become the youngest person

Byline: Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego City Council has approved a $60 million plan to clear

Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Humans were expert deep-sea fishermen as far back as 42,000 years ago, hauling