Cartoonist Jeff Smith, the creator of the award-winning BONE comic book series, often says that he has his ideal job: he is living his childhood dream of being a cartoonist while indulging his own fantasies for adventure through the characters he has...

WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Assigned INF D'Angelo Jimenez outright to Columbus (IL).American AssociationEL PASO DIABLOS_Released LHP Chris Trevino, INF Josh Sanchez and RHP Justin Abbott.PENSACOLA PELICANS_Released RHP Nick Maness and RHP Sam Smith.SHREVEPORT SPORTS_Agreed to terms with INF Ryan Hamilton and RHP Derek Cunningham.ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES_Agreed to terms...

Druggists who believe "morning-after" birth control pills are tantamount to abortion can't stand in the way of a patient's right to the drugs, state regulators have decided.In a unanimous vote Thursday, the state Board of Pharmacy ruled that drug stores have a duty to fill...

During his eight days as a part-time high school biology teacher, Kris Helphinstine included Biblical references in material he provided to students and gave a PowerPoint presentation that made links between evolution, Nazi Germany and Planned Parenthood.That was enough for the Sisters School Board, which...

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin often complains about how slowly his city gets federal hurricane recovery money, but a state official said Thursday that nearly $600 million is available _ if only Nagin would request it.New Orleans and the city's agencies have received nearly $300...