RIO DE JANEIRO -- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's hand-picked successor failed to win the presidency in national elections Sunday, but analysts predicted an easy victory when Brazilians return to the pollsOct. 31.

When Heather Rogers was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, she asked herself, "Why me?" Like 90% of women with the disease, Rogers had no family history of breast cancer.

Microsoft has sent out invitations to a Worldwide Launch Event for Windows Phone 7 on October 11 in New York City. The launch will feature an exclusive lineup of T-Mobile devices.

TOKYO - Asian markets rose Monday as higher commodity prices boosted resource stocks and a weaker yen provided some relief for Japanese shares.

Millions of the moviegoers who made “The Social Network” the top box-office draw of the weekend saw an unflattering portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook.

By the CNN Wire Staff Firefighters try to extinguish burning NATO supply oil tankers after an attack outside Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday.

By Ezra Shaw, Getty Images By Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants finally put an end to a season that threatened to go into extra innings, bringing clarity to the National League playoff picture while dashing the hopes of ...

The Commonwealth Games were supposed to be India's grand coming-out party. But they've become a source of national shame. By Emily Wax NEW DELHI - With an epic opening ceremony that included thunderous wedding bands, elegant yoga poses and a grand ...

By Marcus Halevi By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY Susan Reverby describes three studies as the "trinity" of unholy medical research.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Back-to-back blowout losses by the Giants had unglued the early season expectations that surrounded the team.

Six months ago, few Republican strategists could pick Ryan Frazier, Jeff Perry, Austin Scott or Randy Demmer out of a crowd. Today, that quartet of candidates is part of a small group of challengers who national Republicans think ...

Americans -- young, old, and in-between -- have varied and diverse sexual behaviors, according to a nationally representative study.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University held a silent vigil Sunday night to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with a man in his dormitory room was secretly streamed online.

George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession was first staged in New York City in 1905, well before women's liberation.

Rand Paul, left, a Republican Senate candidate, greeting Paul Wheeler, a Tea Party activist, after a rally Saturday in Erlanger, Ky.

Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Milorad Dodik arrives at a polling booth in Laktasi near Banja Luka, October 3, 2010. By Daria Sito-Sucic and Adam Tanner SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The son of Bosnia's wartime Muslim leader was set to become one of its three ...

JACKSONVILLE (Reuters) - Last year's Super Bowl finalists Indianapolis are "in a hole," quarterback Peyton Manning said Sunday after the team's 31-28 loss to Jacksonville, their second divisional defeat of the season.

Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars, where Jon Stewart played host in New York Saturday night, had several of them lining up to take shots at CNN's Rick Sanchez, reports USA TODAY's Gary Levin.