Susan Boyle lives alone in a row house with her cat Pebbles, a drab existence in one of Scotland’s poorest regions. She cared for her widowed mother for years, never married and sang in church and at karaoke nights at the pub.

In a week, Susan Boyle has gone from karaoke and her local church choir to global fame and an invitation to the Oprah Winfrey show.

Manchester United strengthened its hold on first place in the Premier League on Saturday with a 10th straight victory, beating visiting Blackburn 2-1.

A bank’s mistake caused a Tennessee congresswoman’s home to enter foreclosure.

British counterterrorism police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man in Blackburn, northern England.

Nick Blackburn was hit in the face by Bobby Abreu’s line drive, knocking the Minnesota Twins’ starter out of Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees with blood dripping from his nose.The impact was lessened because Blackburn, after throwing the...