The McCains and the Obamas moved about the stage separately for a little while after their debate, greeting people on the stage, but not each other. Then John McCain...

Wrapped in red silk and adorned with red flowers in her hair, Matani Shakya received approval from the priests and President Ram Baran Yadav in a centuries-old...

Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason.

Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama switched from debater to fundraiser Tuesday night, making a brief appearance at a late-night gathering at Al Gore’s...

Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday...

Oil prices fell to $89 a barrel Wednesday in Asia on investor concerns that the credit crisis that began in the U.S. will trigger a prolonged global economic slowdown...

Hurricane Norbert strengthened into a powerful Category 2 storm over the Pacific Ocean and forecasters warned that it could reach Mexico’s Baja California...

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, state Sen. Roy Brown, continued to grapple over the pace of energy development, whether taxes are too high...

A genealogy Web site says it has found the king of America _ or rather, the descendant of George Washington’s family who would have most likely held the title had...

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he’s glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last...

Asian stock markets plunged Wednesday as recent steps by the world’s major economies to fortify credit markets failed to stem escalating fears that the spreading...

Google Inc., the leader in online search and advertising, is muscling in on video game territory _ though it won’t exactly be in the form of a shoot ‘em up...

Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are not the only political odd couple who share a family tree. Sarah Palin is linked in her lineage to Franklin Roosevelt. She also has a...

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he’s glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last...

Quarterback Jamie Hampton ran for two touchdowns to lead Troy to a 30-17 victory over Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night.

BMW Oracle Racing got a picture-postcard day and a nice breeze on Tuesday as it began the second phase of testing aboard the massive trimaran that might be used in the...

Barack Obama made strides toward easing voters’ concerns about his candidacy in Tuesday night’s debate. John McCain, despite raising pointed questions about...

Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday...

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Norbert has strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could threaten land.