Fla. couple who adopted 12 children found slain

Investigators searched Friday for three men wanted for questioning about the Thursday night home-invasion d...

Man sentenced to life for fatal drug deal

A 22-year-old central Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2006 fatal shooting during a b...

Man sentenced to life for killing old woman

A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing at 81-year-old neighbor who refused to...

Funeral home director to remain in jail

A Polk County funeral home director charged with dumping human remains will remain in jail for now.

Company: Cowboys' roof replaced for `aesthetics'

The company that built the Dallas Cowboys' indoor practice facility that collapsed this spring is telling i...

Gay sets year's best time in 100 meters at Rome

Tyson Gay of the United States has run the fastest 100 meters of the year in 9.77 seconds at the Golden Gala.

Mauer's got power, and he'll be in home run derby

Suns sign first-round pick Earl Clark

First-round draft pick Earl Clark has signed a contract with the Phoenix Suns.

US drops opener to Croatia in Davis Cup quarters

Ivo Karlovic pounded 47 aces and rallied from two sets down to beat James Blake in five sets Friday, giving...

AP source: F Brandon Bass headed to Magic

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Mavericks forward Brandon Bass is h...

AP source: F Brandon Bass headed to Magic

Brandon Bass is going from backing up Dirk Nowitzki to likely starting next to Dwight Howard.

Second man arrested in brokerage hacking scheme

A man has pleaded not guilty to participating in a scheme to access online brokerage accounts to jack up st...

University chief proposes furloughs to cut costs

A plan to impose furloughs on tens of thousands of University of California employees to offset deep fundin...

Panel: Banks underpaying gov't to exit bailout

The Treasury Department is selling its financial stakes in bailed-out banks for one-third less than they're...

ALL BUSINESS: More toxic loans could haunt banks

Japan's economy was paralyzed for a decade as banks failed to deal with their troubled loans. That's why it...

China accuses Rio workers of stealing price data

Four detained Rio Tinto Ltd. employees are accused of paying bribes for secret information about China's st...

Porsche board to hold special meeting

Porsche's supervisory board will hold an extraordinary meeting on July 23, a spokesman said Friday, as the ...

China's June exports down 21.4 percent

China's exports and imports fell again in June but declines were less severe than in May, data showed Frida...

12-year-old to remain in jail on murder charge

A Cobb County judge has ruled that a 12-year-old Florida boy will remain in jail in the death of his 5-week...

Fla. couple who adopted 12 children found slain

Investigators asked the public to be on the lookout Friday for a red van they believe carried three men inv...

Company: Cowboys' roof replaced for `aesthetics'

The company that built the Dallas Cowboys' indoor practice facility that collapsed this spring is telling i...

Sink claims she didn't abuse use of state aircraft

The state's chief financial officer wants a state agency to clarify the rules for Cabinet members on when t...

Rubio says he will win Fla. Senate race on ideas

Republican Marco Rubio doesn't have the money and recognition Gov. Charlie Crist has, yet the former House ...

Sink, McCollum announce fundraising numbers

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink may not rival the present governor when it comes to raising ca...

Police investigate diver death off South Florida

Police say they are investigating the death of a diver who was found floating in the waters off South Florida.

LA wants reports on Jackson memorial cost, revenue

The financial fallout from the Michael Jackson memorial service continues, with Los Angeles city officials ...

Iranian-American academic detained in Tehran

An Iranian-American scholar whom Iran once accused of fomenting political unrest has been arrested by autho...

Police: Man kills woman in Ark., then is shot dead

A fugitive on a two-day rampage across Arkansas who police said had just fatally shot his pregnant former g...

Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying case

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the 2006 stabbing...

Police: Minn. mom invoked Jackson ranch in slaying

A Minnesota mother charged with murder told police she and her two youngest children planned to commit suic...

Horse found with brand cut out of hide in Nevada

A domestic horse found loose in Nevada with the brand cut out of its hide is drawing outrage from equine ad...

4-day workweek creates new volunteers in Utah

Utah, a state that has always been a leader in the percentage of residents who volunteer, appears to have i...

UK: 5 more soldiers killed in Afghanistan

British officials say five soldiers have been killed on patrol in Afghanistan.

Schools, businesses close in Argentina for flu

Canadian tornado kills 2 US men

Two men were killed and one remains missing after a tornado ripped through a tourist resort in northwestern...

Nigeria militants claim to destroy pipeline

Nigeria's main militant group says its has destroyed a recently repaired Chevron oil pipeline.

British tabloid denies it hacked celebrities

The publisher of a British tabloid owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch denied on Friday a report that it ha...

G-8 is not enough: Calls for larger, recast group

For all the smiles and upbeat talk, the just-ended Group of Eight summit showed how unwieldy the forum has ...

Pakistani refugees begin returning home

Crammed into rickety vans with electric fans and sacks of flour roped to the roof, the first of Pakistan's ...

McCartney returns to Ed Sullivan Theater

Paul McCartney is going back to the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Jason Priestley and wife welcome a baby boy in LA

Carrey to be a grandfather; his daughter expecting

Son of late Grammy nominee to take over NYC church

The son of the late Grammy-nominated gospel singer Timothy Wright will be installed as pastor of his father...

Dozens line up for Jackson Ind. hometown memorial

Dozens of fans are lining up outside a ballpark in Michael Jackson's hometown ahead of a memorial celebrati...

Robert Plant honored with CBE

Robert Plant received a royal honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday, putting the former ...

Swedish papers plan photo boycott of Britney show

Four major Swedish newspapers have threatened to boycott a Britney Spears concert in Stockholm because of r...