Video Essay: New Orleans Faith and Charity

Video Essay: New Orleans Faith and Charity

With the economy slowing and some neighborhoods in ruins due to Hurricane Katrina, charitable and faith-based groups in New Orleans worry about residents scaling back their level of giving.

AP videographer Alex Brandon has a closer look.

Guatemala: Legal Review of All Pending Adoptions

Guatemala: Legal Review of All Pending Adoptions

Guatemalan prosecutors said Wednesday that they will conduct a legal review of all of the country's pending adoptions, after an initial probe turned up irregularities.

Raw Video: Deadly Bus Crash in Hong Kong

Raw Video: Deadly Bus Crash in Hong Kong

At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured when an overcrowded tour bus lost control on a slope and flipped over on Thursday in Hong Kong.

Wave Device Offers New Source of Electricity.

Wave Device Offers New Source of Electricity.

A new device is being tested that mimics the action of ocean-based plants and fish to generate power.

LSD chemist dies, aged 102

LSD chemist dies, aged 102

The Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has died aged 102.

Web 2.0 Conference Explores Future of Web

Web 2.0 Conference Explores Future of Web

This week marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the World Wide Web.

Industry insiders at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco discuss what Internet users can expect over the next 15 years.

McDreamy Is a 'Made' Man at New York Premiere

McDreamy Is a 'Made' Man at New York Premiere

Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan hit the red carpet for the New York premiere of their new romantic comedy 'Made of Honor.'

Dempsey plays lothario Tom who falls for his best friend Hannah.

The secret ingredient of Geisha Facial

The secret ingredient of Geisha Facial

A salon in New York is offering 'The Geisha Facial', using an exotic ingredient, nightingale droppings, known in Japan as Uguisu No Fun.

The nightingale droppings have been used by Geishas and Kabuki Actors in Japan for a long time. They wear the striking white make up and need some good cleansing powder at the end of the day to protect their skin. Nightingale droppings are rich in the amino acid guanine, because they have very short intestines.

Kyoko Gasha reports.

Inmate Strips Down, Tries to Escape

Inmate Strips Down, Tries to Escape

Suspect escapes from police custody, loses orange jumpsuit, and runs down the highway in only his underwear.

Eventually, police did catch up with 38-year-old Spencer Rounds.

Girl to Undergo Surgery to Fix Backwards Feet

Girl to Undergo Surgery to Fix Backwards Feet

15-year-old Jingle Luis has Spinal Bifida which caused her to develop a severe foot deformity.

On Wednesday, doctors at Montefiore Medical Center will insert scaffolding into her feet that will slowly curve them straight.

Indian baby dropping ritual

Indian baby dropping ritual

Muslims in western India have been observing a bizarre ritual - they've been throwing their young children off a tall building to improve their health.

The faithful have been observing the ritual at a shrine in Solapur, in western India's Maharastra, for more than five hundred years.

They believe it will make their children strong and say no accidents have ever happened.

Sonia Legg reports.

Woman Trapped for Days Under Dead Husband

Woman Trapped for Days Under Dead Husband

Newspaper carrier Bruce Pitts knew something was wrong when an elderly couple on his route didn't collect their daily paper.

When he investigated, he found the woman, trapped under her dead husband.