May 20, 2012 5:34 am
One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, a magnitude-6.0 temblor that killed at least four people, toppled buildings and sent residents running into the streets, emergency services and news reports said.
May 20, 2012 5:29 am
Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president facing terror charges have quit the case in protest over not being allowed to present their evidence.
May 20, 2012 5:28 am
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Hundreds of opposition protesters rallied Sunday in Bangladesh's capital to demand that authorities release 33 of their leaders and find a missing opposition official.
May 20, 2012 5:21 am
CHICAGO (AP) - World leaders weary of war will tackle Afghanistan's post-conflict future - from funding for security forces to upcoming elections - when the NATO summit opens Sunday. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will huddle on the sidelines of the summit or an hour-long...
May 20, 2012 5:19 am
World leaders weary of war will tackle Afghanistan's post-conflict future - from funding for security forces to upcoming elections - when the NATO summit opens Sunday.
May 20, 2012 5:18 am
A restive district of the Syrian capital that has been a hotbed of dissent against President Bashar Assad was rocked by fighting overnight between government forces and army defectors, opposition groups said Sunday.
May 20, 2012 5:10 am
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Alberto is churning off the Southeastern U.S. seaboard as a tropical storm watch continues on a stretch of South Carolina coast.
May 20, 2012 5:01 am
NASCAR drivers likely will have an easier time getting around Charlotte Motor Speedway than the race fans trying to get to the track.
May 20, 2012 5:01 am
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is scheduled to address a trade conference this weekend in Myrtle Beach. The South Carolina Department of Commerce says Graham is speaking at the Southeastern U.S. Canadian Provinces meeting on Sunday.
May 20, 2012 4:59 am
Flood waters have ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes.
May 20, 2012 4:58 am
A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has stirred memories of the dark days decades ago when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks.
May 20, 2012 4:56 am
Fire crews took advantage of lower temperatures and higher humidity to make key advances on a large wildfire in northern Colorado, one of several burning across the West.
May 20, 2012 4:34 am
In the four months since the U.S. Highway 11 bridge over Lake Pontchartrain closed for repairs, the owner of Michael's Restaurant halted lunch service, and borrowed money to stay in business. Michael Frederic said that, in the end, he "gave it to God," in the hope he would make it through.
May 20, 2012 4:03 am
Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching a 26-footer.
May 20, 2012 4:01 am
New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is changing the way it handles knee replacement surgeries based on the results of a data-sharing project aimed at improving health care quality and lowering costs.
May 20, 2012 3:58 am
A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight.
May 20, 2012 3:57 am
Israel has criticized an unprecedented South African proposal to label goods produced in Jewish settlements. South Africa issued a notice saying it wants to require merchants "not to incorrectly label products that originate from the Occupied Palestinian Territory as products of Israel."
May 20, 2012 3:43 am
Local officials looking to move migrant farm workers from a squalid encampment of trailers on tribal land say they need another $12 million to complete the relocation, but the state says a lapsed deadline means that money now belongs to all of California, newspapers reported Saturday.
May 20, 2012 3:27 am
Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.
May 20, 2012 3:19 am
Serbians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff election that pits pro-European Union Boris Tadic against nationalists Tomislav Nikolic who wants closer ties with Russia and is threatening protests if he loses because of alleged ballot rigging.
May 20, 2012 3:07 am
Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit were gearing up for their largest demonstration Sunday, when thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet.
May 20, 2012 3:02 am
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday following emergency surgery to remove pressure on his left leg, and will remain hospitalized until the middle of next week. He is expected to be out for at least six weeks.
May 20, 2012 3:01 am
A Palm Coast man accused of stabbing his computer with a samurai sword when agents went to search his home has been indicted on federal child pornography charges.
May 20, 2012 3:01 am
Cellist Ian Maskin will be presenting a unique performance at a museum in Miami Beach. Maskin will be performing at the Bass Museum of Art on Sunday. The concert is free with admission to the museum.
May 20, 2012 3:00 am
All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida vs. New Jersey Friday, April 13 New Jersey 3, Florida 2 Sunday, April 15 Florida 4, New Jersey 2 Tuesday, April 17 Florida 4, New Jersey 3 Thursday, April 19 New Jersey 4, Florida 0 Saturday, April 21
May 20, 2012 3:00 am
All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami vs. New York Saturday, April 28 Miami 100, New York 67 Monday, April 30 Miami 104, New York 94 Thursday, May 3 Miami 87, New York 70 Sunday, May 6 New York 89, Miami 87 Wednesday, May 9
May 20, 2012 2:58 am
Jose Erik Correa scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and Chivas USA beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night in the SuperClasico.
May 20, 2012 2:51 am
Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.
May 20, 2012 2:49 am
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has been trying to pick his spots in terms of when to give 36-year-old first baseman Lance Berkman days off because of his history of knee problems. Now, he may not have a choice.
May 20, 2012 2:46 am
The Group of Eight world leaders has warned North Korea that it faces more sanctions if it continues to threaten the stability of the region with provocative acts such as its failed long-range rocket launch in April.
May 20, 2012 2:36 am
An official says police in Nepal have clashed with protesters using violence to enforce a general strike, detaining at least 52 of them.
May 20, 2012 2:24 am
Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief, a man credited with ending the country's long civil war but who later was imprisoned after challenging the president in elections.
May 20, 2012 2:11 am
Authorities say divers broke a window and pulled a man from a car that plunged into 10 feet of water near the Port of Los Angeles, but he was later declared dead at a hospital.
May 20, 2012 2:10 am
Getting shut out by Clayton Kershaw was the least of the St. Louis Cardinals' problems. They may have to do without first baseman Lance Berkman for a while because of an injured right knee.
May 20, 2012 2:03 am
Dan Haren and the Los Angeles Angels are struggling. Haren lost his fourth straight start Saturday night as the Angels were defeated 3-2 by the San Diego Padres.
May 20, 2012 1:58 am
A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army troops in the country's east, the latest reported deal between the new reformist government and various ethnic separatist movements.
May 20, 2012 1:52 am
The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: 07-08-14-20-27 (seven, eight, fourteen, twenty, twenty-seven) Estimated jackpot: $717,000
May 20, 2012 1:34 am
Taiwan's president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little early hope of realizing its long-term goal of unification.
May 20, 2012 1:29 am
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.