Thousands of mourners attended a funeral Saturday for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in Pakistan’s northwest. Hamidul Haq, the ...

Pope Francis was resting Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: Doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a ...

Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the ...

No. 2 Karr beat No. 10 Ponchatoula 58-48 and the Cougars punched their ticket to the Division I Select semifinals.

John Curtis’s offense has risen to new heights in its first two postseason games. After scoring a season-high 74 points ...

No. 10 Rummel’s late push in the fourth quarter allowed the Raiders to secure a 52-41 win over No. 23 Evangel in the first ...

No. 11 Sophie B. Wright defeated No. 22 Willow, 70-57 in the first round of the Division II Select boys basketball playoffs.

No. 12 Covington defeated No. 21 Slidell, 54-50 in the first round of the Division I Non-Select boys basketball playoffs.

Holy Cross hosted Brother Martin in a Catholic League rematch to begin its postseason run. The Tigers beat the Crusaders in ...

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Beautiful weather continues through the weekend before Mardi Gras with the only issue potentially being some storms later in the day on Tuesday. Saturday will be warmer with mid ...