AP – Police say a western Pennsylvania woman and her boyfriend forced the woman’s sons ? a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old ? to fight each other as the couple [...]
AP – When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series’ rare first [...]
A poll finds the president with a big advantage but perhaps not enough to win a majority. Militants have threatened to disrupt the vote. [...]
The chairwoman of Hyundai Group went to Pyongyang to seek the man’s release after President Clinton’s successful trip gained the freedom of two U.S. TV reporters. [...]
NEW YORK — The stock market is trying to reconcile some disappointing retail sales and jobs data with the Federal Reserve’s more upbeat view of the economy. [...]
The virtuoso picker influenced a generation of guitarists and had a series of hits in the ’50s with wife Mary Ford. He invented an early solid-body electric guitar and pioneered new recording [...]
AP – They spent their nights jumping in and out of strange cars, trolling otherwise empty streets lined with decaying storefronts and boarded-up homes. Many sold sex to support drug habits or children left in the care of worried, hardworking [...]
AP – Lawmakers looking for a famous Ohioan who best represents their state have a diverse group to choose from: a Rat Pack crooner, brothers who were first in flight, or maybe a great [...]
The American is the world champion at 100 and 200 meters, but his Jamaican competitor wowed Olympic crowds and set world records in those events. This weekend, they race in Berlin. [...]
Israel: Report says civilians shot in Gaza war / Sudan: Reprieve for U.S. diplomat’s killers / Pakistan: Low opinions of U.S., Taliban / Taiwan: Effort to rescue stranded residents [...]
New York: FAA suspends 2 in air collision / New York: No criminal charges in friendly fire / Nationwide: Drug targets, kills cancer stem cells, study says / Missouri: Nuns help capture burglary [...]
Germany’s leading Jewish group is backing a proposal to lift the country’s ban on publishing ‘Mein Kampf,’ a courageous stand that reflects the need to confront evil head-on. [...]
Locking opponents out of a meeting to discuss how to manage the schools suggests an innovative education proposal is falling victim to the same old politics. [...]
A rare KKK quilt becomes emblematic of how, over time, generations have left racial divisions behind. The [...]
The arguments against healthcare reform — It’s socialism. It will hurt private business and create a huge bureaucracy — echo the ones made against Social Security, but FDR took control of that [...]
Several titles due out over the next several months could provide a boost. Some firms are holding off on releasing certain games amid the economy’s woes. [...]
Government grants to help expand Internet broadband service apparently make the big carriers nervous. The [...]
After sitting out a season because of academic problems, the junior tailback can’t wait to get back in the game. [...]
He is allowed to participate in practices and play in the final two exhibitions but might not be eligible for games until Oct. 18. [...]
He has only a one-shot edge after a 67, but his record as a front-runner is tough to beat. Tiger Woods and [...]
Amid the recession, thrifty consumers have rediscovered another source for their third-favorite drink: the tap. [...]
Three are arrested, but not the man seen on videotape vandalizing a bus after the Lakers won the NBA championship. [...]
AP – Federal and state officials visited a maximum-security prison in rural Michigan on Thursday to begin assessing its suitability to house Guantanamo Bay [...]
