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PARIS – Model-turned-first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, actress Catherine Deneuve and the Shah of Iran’s widow were among mourners Thursday at the funeral of legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent. Applause rose among the arriving guests as Saint Laurent’s casket was carried into the flower bedecked Saint-Roch church near the Louvre Museum …

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Bridgeport police said they arrested a city man after he ordered his pet to attack two officers. Lucky for them, 9-foot-long pythons aren’t very obedient. Police Lt. James Viadero said 21-year-old Victor Rodriguez was charged with threatening police and disorderly conduct after Monday’s incident. No one was …

URUMQI, China – China’s May earthquake took nearly 70,000 lives. On Wednesday, in a certain sense, it gave one back. Zhang Xiaoyan, who had been trapped under the rubble for 50 hours while eight-months pregnant, delivered a healthy baby girl Wednesday, in a tender coda to the massive tragedy. All …