Obama

German Consul General nostalgic on Obama Berlin visit

Cuba

Cuba, US discuss resuming direct mail; migration talks to be held next month

Talks began Tuesday on resuming direct mail service between the two countries and sources say bilateral tal...

War court

Red Cross to Guantánamo judge: Don’t give 9/11 defense lawyers our confidential records

Defense lawyers in the 9/11 trial want access to reports from the Red Cross to the Pentagon to learn more a...

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood considers shrinking parking spaces

Hollywood’s parking spaces could be getting shorter.

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade unions call for health-insurance account audit

Union leaders say the county has been stockpiling money in its health-insurance trust fund. Miami-Dade says...

US safety agency investigating Suzuki small SUVs

U.S. safety regulators said Tuesday that they are investigating problems with air-bag sensors in the seats ...

Judge urges new approach for Guantánamo detainee cases

A federal appeals court judge Tuesday called on the president and Congress to consider a different approach...

AL Capsules

Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa ...

NL Capsules

Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New Yo...

Morales lifts Mariners to 3-2 win over Angels

Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single in the 10th inning against his former team, leading the Seattle Mariners ...

Eovaldi does well in season debut for Marlins

Nathan Eovaldi missed out on a win Tuesday night, yet considered his season debut a success all the same.

Eovaldi does well in season debut for Marlins

Wainwright has rough 1st as Cards lose to Cubs 4-2

Goldschmidt homers in 9th, Arizona beats Marlins

Paul Goldschmidt had a pretty good idea that he'd just won the game for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

United Tech sees impact from order on fraud charge

A federal court order that United Technologies Corp. pay $473 million plus interest to compensate for alleg...

Clark and Thunell join board of Blackstone company

The Blackstone Group LP said Wednesday that General Wesley Clark and Lars Thunell have joined the board of ...

Bluebird Bio shares rocket higher in trading debut

Shares of gene therapy developer Bluebird Bio Inc. are surging in their trading debut.

Ousted founder of Men's Wearhouse fights back

George Zimmer, the ousted founder and executive chairman of Men's Wearhouse, says Wednesday he was dismisse...

US crude oil supplies grew by 300,000 barrels

The nation's crude oil supplies increased last week, the government said Wednesday.

Cyprus okays gas plant deal with Noble, Delek

Cyprus' deputy government spokesman says the Cabinet has ratified a preliminary agreement with U.S. firm No...

Stocks edge lower as investors wait on Fed

The stock market is waiting on the Fed.

2 bodies found at Fla. art school

West Palm Beach Police are investigating after two bodies were found on the campus of a prestigious art sch...

OfficeMax wants tax breaks to stay in Illinois

OfficeMax Inc. is asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state a...

Former north NJ man charged in infant son's death

A former northern New Jersey man stands accused of causing his infant son's death last year.

Fla. group seeks to build support for gay marriage

A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida isn't confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling wi...

Police: SW Florida man shoots stepson in face

Police say an 87-year-old man in North Fort Myers shot his stepson in the face for being a "moocher."

Todashev's body brought to Russia for burial

The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect...

Fla. school tells students to drop online classes

Florida's main online school has been forced to tell worried parents and students that they aren't about to...

Feds: 2 NY men tried to make X-ray weapon

Federal authorities have accused two upstate New York men of assembling a portable X-ray weapon they intend...

CSX sues truck driver in Baltimore-area derailment

CSX is suing a garbage truck driver and his company for negligence in the explosive derailment of a freight...

Nobel recipient among winners of Jefferson Awards

Two U.S. Senators, the winner of a Nobel Prize for peace, a labor leader and the owner of a professional te...

Maine man charged in teen death pleads not guilty

A man accused of using a phony Facebook profile to lure a 15-year-old girl to her death pleaded not guilty ...

Woman convicted in LA train platform death

A homeless woman has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of an 84-year-old woman who was pu...

Events in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

A chronology of events in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters union:

Va. newspaper removes 'Democrat' from name

A newspaper in Virginia is removing the word "Democrat" from its name because of the nation's increasingly ...

John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood.

Swiss lawmakers reject deal on banking secrecy

Switzerland's lower house of parliament has for the second time rejected a government proposal on relaxing ...

Death threats greet Italy's first back minister

Italy's first black Cabinet minister is facing Internet death threats before a visit to a region known for ...

Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed 'drone' image

Unmanned aircraft have helped rescue stranded hikers, worked to contain wildfires and gathered data at nucl...

Military: Thurayas banned in northeast Nigeria

Soldiers fighting to halt an insurgency by Islamic militants are banning the use of Thuraya satellite telep...

Israel to export 40 percent of its natural gas

Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keepi...

Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion

A Milan court on Wednesday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.

'Wild Blue Yonder' features sky pirates, adventure

Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for sale

The gown Elizabeth Taylor wore at the first of her eight weddings is for sale. You'll need at least 30,000 ...

'Man of Steel' promoted from the pulpit

Seems Warner Bros. has taken movie marketing to a whole new level - even higher than a bird or a plane.

Long lost Bennett-Brubeck recording discovered

Tony Bennett never forgot the first time he performed with Dave Brubeck more than half a century ago. But t...

'Voice' winner calls it 'incredibly overwhelming'

Danielle Bradbery has "The Voice" - and the microphone-holding trophy to match.

'Dancing with the Stars' pros join 'Forever Tango'

Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion

A Milan court on Wednesday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.