In this Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 photo, seventeen-year-old TJ Lane is led from Juvenile Court by Sheriff's deputies in Chardon, Ohio, after his arraignment in the shooting of five high school students Monday.
BEIRUT - Syrian government forces overran the opposition stronghold of Bab Amr in the central city of Homs on Thursday after Free Syrian Army rebels retreated, raising concerns for the safety of the civilians still trapped there and exposing the ...
By Michael Muchmore With the launch of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, we finally get a look at the Windows Store—Microsoft's answer to Apple's iOS and Mac App Stores.
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday killed a Republican effort to let employers and health insurance companies deny coverage for contraceptives and other services to which they have religious or moral objections.
CAIRO - Americans who had been stuck in Egypt left the country Thursday evening after Egyptian officials lifted a travel ban imposed as part of a politically charged criminal case against four nonprofit groups here, a senior official with the Obama ...
UNITED NATIONS - In its first statement on Syria in seven months, the UN Security Council on Thursday deplored the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation there and called on the government to grant UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos “immediate ...
By JON STEPHENSON AND NANCY A. YOUSSEF KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans killed two American soldiers and wounded at least two others before dawn Thursday at a joint base in Kandahar province, in the latest deadly shooting of international forces by their ...
A 13th person has died after a series of tornadoes ripped through the US Midwest, causing widespread damage. A 53-year-old man injured when his home in Harveyville, Kansas, collapsed on him was taken off life support and died on Thursday, ...
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
An appellate court will conduct a judicial misconduct review of Montana's chief federal judge, who sent an email to friends that contained a racist joke involving bestiality and President Barack Obama's mother.
By JEFF BENNETT And NATHALIE TADENA AP The US auto industry, led by Chrysler Group LLC, steamed ahead last month at the fastest pace in four years, suggesting the US economy is continuing to gain momentum.
By Gene Ramos | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged nearly 5 percent on Thursday to its highest level since crude's record run in 2008 after a late report out of Iran of a pipeline fire in top exporter Saudi Arabia.
* US president takes aim at oil companies' tax breaks * Obama has faced criticism over rising gasoline prices * Romney: Obama trying "blow one past" voters on energy By Alister Bull NASHUA, NH, March 1 (Reuters) - Facing intensifying election-year ...
ATLANTA (AP) - Newt Gingrich's political career is coming full circle: The state that nourished his rise to House speaker could strike a fatal blow to his presidential ambitions - even by his own admission.
By Maeve Reston Campaigning in the state with the nation's lowest unemployment rate, Mitt Romney pivoted to energy policy Thursday -- accusing President Obama of standing in the way of good paying jobs and using his energy policies to reward campaign ...
by Rafe Needleman March 1, 2012 1:45 PM PST Follow @rafe Facebook and Zynga's fortunes are tightly linked. Zynga's latest changes challenge the relationship to move into a new, more mature state.
AT&T clarified its data policies Thursday, saying it will slow data speeds for users who exceed either 3GB of smartphone data or 5GB of data on the carrier's 4G LTE network.
by Scott Stein March 1, 2012 1:39 PM PST Follow @jetscott Windows 8 seems like it's chiefly setting its sights on the tablet market, and that's something that Google should fear.
By Tim Carmody Google's new privacy policy took effect today, March 1, at midnight. Last night, I deleted my Google Web History, which recorded my history of keyword and image searches, books read (including individual page numbers), local maps and ...
By Deborah Netburn Justin Bieber turned 18 on Thursday and to celebrate, his manager surprised him with a Fisker Karma -- a $100000 electric car whose sporty physique belies its eco-friendliness.
Davy Jones, the undisputed heartthrob of the Monkees, died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Stuart, Fla., at age 66. The news conjured many happy memories from Americans who grew up watching the made-for-TV pop band and bought their popular records.
By Nate Davis, USA TODAY The Eagles officially tagged the two-time Pro Bowl wideout and return man Thursday afternoon. "We want DeSean to be an Eagle for the long haul and this is a step in the right direction to accomplish that," said GM Howie Roseman ...
CLEVELAND (AP) - Outfielder Grady Sizemore underwent a minimally invasive lower back procedure Thursday in Miami. By Mark Duncan, AP Indians' Grady Sizemore was limited to 56 games last season due to injuries.
WASHINGTON - The world's oceans are turning acidic at what could be the fastest pace of any time in the past 300 million years, even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday.
Astronomers have spotted a swarm of young stars in the famous Orion nebula in the midst of their growing pains - a turbulent phase when the fledgling stars mature into adulthood.
* Nine percent of IV drug users in study infected * HIV testing also down * Most of those infected don't know it By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, March 1 (Reuters) - HIV infections among injection drug users in the United States have fallen by half in the ...
Sleep deprived? Just wait 'til you're 80. A new study finds that elderly folks sleep better than anyone. By Alexandra Sifferlin | @acsifferlin | March 1, 2012 | + Good news for seniors.
