Donovan hat trick leads US over Scotland 5-1

Apparently, the desire still burns in Landon Donovan.

Urban Beach Week

Ambassadors bring answers and a quick smile at Urban Beach Week

Goodwill Ambassadors are out in force at Urban Beach Week in their black Tees, ready to help visitors with ...

BARRY UNIVERSITY

Barry University basketball player bit by shark in Jacksonville while surfing

Barry University basketball player Chad Renfro was bit by a shark after he

Militants post appeal of kidnapped Saudi diplomat

Militants have posted online a video in which a man identifying himself as a Saudi diplomat kidnapped by al...

Judge to Edwards jurors: Don't discuss the case

Jurors in the John Edwards campaign fraud trial have the long holiday weekend to think over the case - but ...

Plantation: Two bodies found in submerged car in canal

Two bodies were found inside a submerged car in a canal in Plantation Friday afternoon, according to Planta...

Dragon makes history with space station docking

The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International ...

Spurs strike first in West finals, win 19th in row

Patrick says she's learning, but it will take time

Danica Patrick emerged from her bright green No. 10 car Sunday night with a smile.

Kahne keeps Hendrick success rolling at Charlotte

Welcome to the Hendrick family, Kasey Kahne.

NL Capsules

Roy Halladay gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with s...

Mariners lose fourth straight to Angels

Athletics bats quiet again in 2-0 loss to Yankees

Drabek tagged, Texas hands Toronto 5th loss in row

Kyle Drabek became the latest Toronto starting pitcher to get knocked around by the Texas Rangers.

Premier appeals to Ireland: Vote yes to EU treaty

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny made a nationally televised appeal Sunday to voters to support the European...

US hail storm pounds new Ford Escape models

A vicious hail storm last month pounded thousands of Ford's popular new Escape SUVs as they awaited shipmen...

Ukraine corporate raids stifle foreign investment

Yuri Leshchinsky spent more than a decade transforming an ailing Soviet-era factory into a leading candy ma...

Driving season begins, as does griping about gas

Asia stocks muted amid Greek uncertainty, US break

Asian stock markets were muted Monday amid continuing uncertainty about Greece's future in the euro currenc...

Spain's Bankia treats $29B state aid as investment

Troubled Spanish lender Bankia will treat the (EURO)23.5 billion ($29.5 billion) in state aid it will recei...

Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent

Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceil...

AP News Alert

Tropical Storm Beryl making landfall in northeastern Fla.; rain, winds lash coast.

Boy with Asperger's syndrome displays creativity

Kaleb Brown draws every day, creating a world of lemonade seas, evil broccoli, jet-packs, water balloon fig...

Descendant: Capones paved way for Nevada gambling

Move over Bugsy Siegel. A descendant of Al and Ralph Capone says in a new book that the two gangsters playe...

Trayvon Martin's parents speak against violence

The parents of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin say there must be an end to "senseless gun violence."

4 Fantasy 5 players share $69,414 top prize

Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $69,414.19 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.

Fla. AG Pam Bondi marries in Cayman Islands

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is celebrating her wedding in the Cayman Island this weekend.

3 taken to hospital after Fla. boat crash

Three boaters have been taken to the hospital after their 21-foot boat crashed into a jetty in southwest Fl...

AP News Alert

Tropical Storm Beryl making landfall in northeastern Fla.; rain, winds lash coast.

Quebec students, government to resume negotiations

Quebec students and the provincial government return to the bargaining table on Monday in a high-stakes att...

Missing La. student's bike found under bridge

A missing Louisiana woman's bicycle has been found in a remote, swampy area under a highway bridge in Iberv...

Video captures plane before it crashes, killing 4

Security video captured a small plane taking off from a southern Utah airport just before it crashed about ...

3 rescued from plane crash site in remote Idaho

Idaho National Guard rescuers plucked a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter from a snow-c...

OH police arrest baby sitter of child found dead

Police say a baby sitter for a one-year-old boy found dead in a Cincinnati apartment has been arrested on c...

Crews on NM fire prepare to send copters into air

Crews fighting a wildfire in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico benefited from lighter winds Sunday, al...

Mild quake shakes north China; no damage reported

A moderate earthquake has sent ripples across the north China plain, shaking buildings in Beijing but leavi...

Father of slain Tiananmen protester kills himself

The father of a man killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has hanged himself after two decades of f...

2 Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa temple

Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, ma...

Polls: Greek's pro-austerity parties gaining

Three weeks before Greece has another election, opinion polls published Sunday indicated the election will ...

Spain: ETA's military chief arrested in France

The military chief for of the violent Basque separatist group ETA was arrested Sunday in southern France al...

Haiti begins cash transfer social program

The Haitian government has launched a program that uses mobile phones to transfer cash credits to mothers w...

US Virgin Islands police wounded, suspect killed

Two police officers have been wounded and a suspect has been killed in a shootout in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder

The National Memorial Day Concert has been canceled due to a line of thunderstorms that moved into the Dist...

Bountiful bikinis at Rio fashion week

Just how many variations can you spin off the marvel of simplicity that is the bikini?

De Niro talks to Bates grads, gets honorary degree

As he received an honorary doctorate Sunday, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro told Bates College graduate...

Audrey Tautou grown up at Cannes finale

Actress Audrey Tautou, known for her sweet and light roles in such films as "Amelie," praised the late dire...

'Men in Black 3' takes down 'Avengers' with $55M

The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office.

Correction: Cannes-Mud story

In a May 26 story about the film "Mud," The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of the fil...

Nicole Kidman's red carpet marriage

Nicole Kidman's red carpet date travelled for 35 hours to join her in Cannes.