Relief workers sift through the rubble of the CTV building in central Christchurch following Tuesday's earthquake February 26, 2011.

News Analysis: Apple plans to hold a special event to reportedly unveil the iPad 2 on Mar. 2. But what exactly will it announce at the show?

ABC announced the cast of Dancing With the Stars' 12th season on Monday night and the tradition of current or former athletes competing for the disco ball trophy will continue.

March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's calls for an immediate plan to control US debt are winning praise from some of the same Republican lawmakers who rebuked him for the central bank's record monetary ...

Photo: AP Texas guard J'Covan Brown goes to the basket against Kansas State forward Curtis Kelly (right) and guard Martavious Irving during the first half.

Frank W. Buckles died Sunday, sadly yet not unexpectedly at age 110, having achieved a singular feat of longevity that left him proud and a bit bemused.

WASHINGTON - The federal government on Monday told Noble Energy it can resume a deep-water drilling project - the first work of its kind approved since the Obama administration lifted a moratorium prompted by last year's Gulf of ...

I expect consequences from drinking lots of sugary sodas. Like: unneeded calories, possible spikes in blood sugar, slow but steady erosion of tooth enamel (if those oft-repeated science fair projects with the teeth in ...

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 0.7 percent to 138.51 as of 11:15 am in Tokyo. Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 0.2 percent.

Computerworld - The central command post for the International Space Station's robotics work failed Monday during the first spacewalk of the shuttle Discovery's final space mission.

Jane Russell, 89, the dark-haired siren whose debut in the 1943 film "The Outlaw" inspired producer Howard Hughes to challenge the power of Hollywood censors, died Monday.

The seven-day mediation session between the NFL and NFL Players Association showed that the two sides were intensely committed to working out their differences.

There's nothing like this particular assignment to impress our friends and relatives: "Oh, you get to cover the Oscars! Is it totally glamorous?

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker is expected to sit out two to four weeks after straining his left calf muscle in a win over Memphis.

Heart patients with an optimistic outlook are more likely to be healthier down the road and survive longer than those with less rosy views, new research suggests.

Rich Pedroncelli / AP (02-28) 18:23 PST PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO COUNTY -- Nancy Garrido confessed to the kidnapping and 18-year enslavement of Jaycee Dugard, telling police she snatched the girl off a South Lake Tahoe street and went along as her ...

Dustin Penner went from the Oilers to the Kings in the biggest of the 18 trade-deadline day deals. The bazaar that was NHL trade-deadline day on Monday has passed; Time to add up the winners and the losers and assess the ramifications of the deals to ...

Rising food and energy prices ate away at the extra money workers received in January from a reduction in the payroll tax, according to government data released Monday, stalling the momentum in consumer spending.