France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.

The shanty boat was bound for New Orleans, but the destination mattered less than the challenges, chance encounters and lessons learned along the way.

Louisiana State Police say a fire at an automotive supply plant is mostly contained.

Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans’ education system forever, creating the first all-charter school district in the U.S. The Associated Press spoke with three survivors about their experiences.

New York and North Carolina have begun reopening beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin.

A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida has been denied bond.

Two and a half years after a train derailment in Ohio, major freight railroads have not joined a federal program aimed at reducing rail hazards.

Erik and Lyle Menendez have both been denied parole by a California board after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion.

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtle.

Lyle Menendez has been denied parole by a panel of California commissioners.