NEW ORLEANS — Revelers bared flesh and threw beads on Bourbon Street until the sun rose on Mardi Gras to mark the annual pre-Lenten celebration that takes on so many shapes in New Orleans, from early morning parades to gay costume balls and second-line dancing of Mardi Gras Indians.

St. Louis, Missouri— St. Louis police say two federal marshals and one city officer were shot during a gunfight that broke out while they were trying to make an arrest.

WASHINGTON — Two failed marriages were the cost of war for Sgt. Jennifer Schobey.

Libya – Two Arab newspapers and al Jazeera television said on Monday Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was looking for an agreement allowing him to step down, but there was no official confirmation of the reports. RELATED: Top 5 MLK Speeches Al Jazeera said Gaddafi had proposed to Libyan rebels to hold a meeting of parliament […]

Las Vegas —  Members of PETA are planning to protest the new Animal Planet show, “Taking On Tyson,” which stars legendary boxer Mike Tyson. RELATED: 25 reasons we loved “A Different World” The show features Tyson’s affinity for pigeons and his entry into competitive pigeon racing. The racing aspect of the show hasn’t thrilled everyone. […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban on women in combat, an independent report for Congress said Monday. RELATED: Hip-Hop mines Afro-beat for musical gems Seventy-seven percent of senior officers in the active-duty military are white, […]