1 killed, 2 injured in crash on I-10

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 37-year-old woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 10 was killed in a ...

US swimmer Lezak skips Worlds for Maccabiah Games

Yankees' Wang goes on DL with shoulder injury

Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang has been put on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain, and manager...

Marlins place RHP Leroux on DL; sign RHP Donnelly

The Florida Marlins have placed right-hander Chris Leroux on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder i...

Marlins place RHP Leroux on DL; sign RHP Donnelly

The Florida Marlins have placed right-hander Chris Leroux on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder i...

Kaymer tops Westwood in playoff to win French Open

Martin Kaymer of Germany has won the French Open by beating Lee Westwood of England in the first hole of a ...

Vanhoenacker, Bayliss win Ironman Austria

Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium set a course record in winning his fourth straight Ironman Austria triathlon...

Sampras arrives to watch Wimbledon final

Pete Sampras has arrived at the All England Club to watch Roger Federer and Andy Roddick play in the men's ...

Report: Initial bids due to buy The Boston Globe

A deadline is approaching for the possible sale of The Boston Globe.

The old is new again at Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a house...

HK lawmakers discuss Disney expansion plan

Hong Kong lawmakers said Saturday they would be unwilling to approve a plan to expand the city's Disneyland...

Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter

Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a ...

Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green

When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of...

Illegal ads a sticky situation for many towns

Roll up to an intersection in many places and the sign you see might not only tell you to stop, yield or tu...

Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks

As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at ...

Man killed trying to cross road on bike

Authorities say 43-year-old man was killed when he tried to cross a road near Florida's Turnpike on a bicycle.

Middleburg man drowns when canoe overturns

Authorities say a man who fishing with his 18-year-old son in the Ocala National Forest drowned when their ...

Woman, 54, hit by stray bullet at party

Authorities say a woman sitting outside at a Fourth of July party in South Florida was hit by a stray bullet.

1 Fantasy 5 player wins $225,512 top prize

One winner of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $225,512.91, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.

Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $11 million

The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $11 million after no one matched the six winning numbers...

Woman, 43, bitten by shark in South Florida

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says a 43-year-old woman swimming near a sandbar in Biscayne National Park was bitte...

Former FSU president recovering from heart surgery

Former Florida State University President J. Stanley Marshall is recovering from open-heart surgery.

Tucson rainwater harvesting law drawing interest

Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this dese...

Texas teen says father wrapped chain around him

Authorities in Texas have accused a man of wrapping a 20-foot chain around his teenage son's neck and spray...

Bus tips over in Adirondacks, killing 1, hurting 9

A bus rolled onto its side and plowed into a rock ledge early Sunday on a highway in the Adirondacks in nor...

Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee

Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing...

California water plan aims to save Puget Sound orcas

A plan to restore salmon runs on California's Sacramento River also could help revive killer whale populati...

Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking

Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan

The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobb...

Queen Noor pushes US, Russia for nuke cuts

Jordan's Queen Noor, a founder of an international initiative to eliminate nuclear weapons, called on the p...

Estonians sing to lift spirits amid slump

More than 20,000 choir singers gathered Sunday to fill the air with positive vibes as Estonians took their ...

Russian president: We want better Vatican ties

Russia's president says Moscow plans to improve its ties with the Vatican.

Spain: 3 arrested Basque suspects were armed

Three suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA who were captured in France were wanted for viol...

Israel's Barak seeks peace 'understanding' with US

Israel's defense minister said Sunday he hopes to reach a "wider understanding" on regional peace when he m...

Zimbabwe vows to pull troops out of diamond fields

Zimbabwe has promised to withdraw its soldiers from diamond fields in the east, an official newspaper repor...

Iraqis skeptical about significance of US pullback

Iraqis are skeptical that much will change after last week's pullback of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad an...

`Transformers,' `Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at $42.5M

Prehistoric creatures and robots are in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown.

'Slumdog' kid star to move into new home next week

One of the impoverished child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" will move from his shanty home in one of Mum...

Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requests

The more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service will finall...

TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks

Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in Sep...

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert

Television networks planning Jackson coverage

NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jac...

AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence

Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's fina...