Astros first baseman Lance Berkman is not having his best season, hitting .245 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI, but his on-base percentage is still .372 due to 60 walks.

_ Should J. Lo choose to continue Simon's tradition of wearing too-tight sweaters and T-shirts over his trademark jeans, I'm expecting to hear far fewer complaints about it.

MIAMI - With oil from the BP spill fast disappearing from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a marine conservation group is embarking on a two-month expedition to evaluate the impact of oil remaining below the surface.

The Hamas operative killed in the IDF strike in Gaza Friday was an official who survived five assassination attempts by Israel, an announcement by Hamas' military wing the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades stated on Saturday.

RHINEBECK, NY - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of a glimpse ...

WASHINGTON - Jayson Werth didn't want the attention, so he wouldn't admit he was paying attention. He was the constant source of trade rumors a week ago.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - Rescue workers combing the village of Verknyaya Vereya destroyed by recent wildfires in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Region have discovered three bodies, bringing the death toll to 12 people.

Has the slashed price of Amazon's new reader signalled the beginning of the end for the printed page? On Thursday Amazon took us - and I suspect all eBook reader manufacturers - by surprise with the announcement of a slightly modified new Kindle.

The programmers at MTV must have pumped their fists when the overnight ratings for “Jersey Shore” arrived on Friday. (Although they might not have been so thrilled Friday afternoon after seeing reports that ...

Microsoft is busy at work on a new tablet computer design, a product that may arrive from one or more of its hardware partners in "not a heck of a long time," CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday.

Corporations flourish in the second quarter but won't for much longer if consumer spending remains weak, economists say. By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times US economic growth slowed sharply in the spring, stoking concerns about a weak job market, ...

President Obama drove a 2011 Chevy Volt off the assembly line in Hamtramck, Mich., yesterday. (John F. Martin/AFP/Getty Images) By Michael D. Shear and Peter Whoriskey DETROIT - The government's bailout of the American auto industry last year sparked ...

The world's first authorized test in people of a therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells has been cleared to begin by the Food and Drug Administration.

WASHINGTON - The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns ...

WASHINGTON - Sam and Charles Wyly have long cultivated an image as active philanthropists, funneling millions of dollars to arts groups, colleges, literacy programs and animal shelters.

Quarterback Sam Bradford, the No. 1 overall draft pick of the St. Louis Rams, reportedly agreed to a six-year deal that is worth a record $50 million in guarantees.

It will take years, perhaps decades, for parts of the Kalamazoo River to recover from this week's massive oil spill, but it will make a comeback, says a researcher who has studied the west Michigan waterway for 15 years.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it had approved vaccines for the next flu season, expected to start in the fall, and health officials are recommending vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older.