AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.

AP - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001.

AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.

The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.

The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.

The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says.

The Justice Department confirmed it is conducting an antitrust investigation into a settlement of a class action between Google and groups representing authors and publishers.

Compete, an analytics firm, crunched some numbers to quantify the demand for Michael Jackson information after his death.

Google has eliminated an experimental feature that allowed people quoted in articles in Google News to post comments on those articles.

Anthony Kim has set the course record at Congressional with an 8-under 62, giving the defending champion a two-shot lead in the ...

Friday, when the Dodgers open a three-game series in San Diego, Manny Ramirez is scheduled to return to the team after serving ...

Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 ...