Democrats overcome a GOP filibuster with a 60-39 vote in a key procedural move on the $848-billion healthcare legislation. Debate is likely to run through the end of the year.

Forrest Griffin outstruck Tito Ortiz on Saturday to win a clash of light-heavyweight ex-champions. Griffin won a split decision over Ortiz in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, with judges Lester Griffin and Marcos Rosales scoring it 30-27 and ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" smashed the record for a single-day opening at the North American box office, and was on track to score one of the biggest weekend tallies of all time, according to preliminary data issued on ...

By MARK SCHONE Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 in the Fort Hood shooting spree, is paralyzed from the chest down and is not a flight risk, said his defense attorney after a hearing before a military magistrate in Hasan's hospital room ...

By Juliet Eilperin Electronic files that were stolen from a prominent climate research center and made public last week provide a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes battle to shape the public perception of global warming.

Earlier this week, Google gave the world a first look at the Chrome OS. The press event confirmed what was suspected when Google announced it was working on a netbook operating system four months ago -- it would emphasize speed and simplicity.

By Brian Stelter Glenn Beck, the popular Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions on television and start rallying his political base - formerly known as his audience - to take action.

By KATE ZERNIKE FORT WAYNE, Ind. - When tickets to see Sarah Palin in Michigan ran out, people drove to her appearance here, three hours away.

by CollegeFootballNews.com Everyone sort of knows about Oregon already, but Arizona barely registered a blip. The Wildcats lost to Iowa early on, lost to Washington on a freak play, beat Oregon State, and you didn't really know about any of this unless ...

Police tape hangs on a railing at the entrance to the D train station at 7 Ave. and 53rd St. Will Saturday's fatal subway stabbing keep you off the trains?

By Dana Hunsinger The doorbuster mentality has been with us all November, and it's not going away any time soon. All month long, retailers have been trying to get a jump on the competition by offering deep holiday discounts weeks earlier than usual.

(11-21) 23:10 PST -- Seven weeks ago, as Cal trudged into its bye week after two consecutive blowout losses, the idea of a 10-win season seemed laughable.

By Robert Daniel, MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- LyondellBasell Industries received a nonbinding proposal under which India's Reliance Industries Ltd.

GAZA CITY - Hamas's armed wing on Sunday said that armed groups in its Gaza Strip stronghold had finalised a deal to stop firing rockets into Israel, but said they would respond to Israeli raids.

TEHRAN - Faced with mounting pressure over his country's atomic ambitions, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left on a five nation tour Sunday, including Brazil in a bid to boost ties with Latin America's biggest economy and a rare backer of ...

BROMONT, Quebec - A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

TRIAGE Young children, here playing near where swine flu shots will be given in Texas, are one of the high-risk groups. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

By David Zurawik david.zurawik@baltsun.com The news that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is going to end after 25 years so that its host can devote herself to a new cable channel set off reverberations in TV and financial circles late last week.

After double-overtime loss to Connecticut, the Fighting Irish coach's career record dropped to 35-26, giving him a lower winning percentage than that of his predecessor, Tyrone Willingham.

By Jason Lynch Jon Gosselin showed up for a daylong divorce arbitration hearing Saturday with a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses for Kate - only to have her turn them down and later leave the courthouse empty-handed.