By DAVE ITZKOFF Two days after giving a sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, the singer Adam Lambert found himself abruptly dropped by one network morning show and just as abruptly booked on another.

By BRIAN STELTER; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF For now, we'll will see the Gosselin children only in repeats. About 4.3 million viewers watched the final installment of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” on Monday, Nielsen said; it was the end of the TLC series about the ...

By IAN URBINA The Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word “fed” scrawled on his chest staged his own death to look like a homicide so that his son could collect his life insurance, the authorities said Tuesday.

Linda Wouters did not believe in miracles until she held Rom Houben's twisted hand. Doctors had long insisted that the car crash victim had slipped into a deep coma, but his therapist knew otherwise.

Fresh from its legal victory over AT&T's challenge, Verizon is starting a new battle against Sprint's marketing slogan.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Sarah Palin, who says the 2012 presidential election isn't on her radar, took her "Going Rogue" book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of ...

By JAMES HOOKWAY The death toll in one of the Philippines' worst-ever cases of election violence rose to at least 46 people Tuesday, police said, and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of emergency to give security forces a freer hand ...

TENDER HEART: Moments before the show ended, a video recap of the night aired on the studio monitors. The three couples took their marks on the dance floor, except for Donny Osmond.

By Jeff Mason and Adam Entous WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he will announce his decision soon to send more US troops to Afghanistan in an effort to "finish the job" of an unpopular and costly eight-year war.

Melissa Rosenberg discusses how she helped transform Stephenie Meyer's novel into the biggest movie of the year. By Larry Carroll BEVERLY HILLS, California - By now, we're all on the same page.

By Jeff Green, Niklas Magnusson and Katie Merx Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. may shut its Saab unit after sports-car maker Koenigsegg Group AB canceled a planned acquisition of the Swedish company, a person familiar with the matter said.

Dessert at the White House state dinner will be pumpkin pie tart or pear tatin with whipped cream and caramel sauce. Washington (CNN) -- Tables set in apple green, ruby and gold with arrangements of roses, hydrangeas and sweet peas awaited guests to ...

By Brian Hamilton SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Traditionally, Charlie Weis has used the year-end trip to the West Coast to jumpstart his recruiting efforts in California, remaining in the state after Notre Dame's season finales against either USC or Stanford.

by David Carnoy Just in time for the holidays and facing heavy competition from Barnes & Noble's upcoming Nook e-book reader, Amazon has announced that it has improved the Kindle's battery life when the wireless connection is turned on and will now be ...

By Garance Franke-Ruta Search engine behemoth Google is apologizing for image-search results delivered for first lady Michelle Obama that show the No.

By LUCA DI LEO and JON HILSENRATH US Federal Reserve officials earlier this month upgraded their reading of economic growth, but predicted inflation would be slightly lower than previously believed on the back of a soft recovery.

by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- Since the start of his presidency, US President Barack Obama's approval rating has declined more among non-Hispanic whites than among nonwhites, and now, fewer than 4 in 10 whites approve of the job Obama is doing ...

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com WASHINGTON -- The Nationals were saddened to learn about the passing of Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin on Tuesday.

Until then, the Week 12 meeting between the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints on espn's "Monday Night Football" will suffice.

By Howard Kurtz The Washington Post, in a significant retrenchment, is closing its remaining domestic bureaus around the country. The six correspondents who work in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be offered reassignments in Washington, ...