By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY By Alex Brandon, AP By Alex Brandon, AP With the clock ticking toward Thursday night's expiration of pro football's bedrock labor deal, the league, its 1900 players, coaches and staffers and the legion of fans who have ...

American Idol's Top 12 girls may not have had the show-stopping performances that the guys did Tuesday, but separating the great from the merely good may be tougher.

Serena Williams, out of action since winning Wimbledon in July, has experienced another significant health problem that could further delay her return to the game she once dominated.

10 “I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.

Many retailers, after a successful holiday season, plan to hire staff. (Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff/ File 2010) By Megan Woolhouse The pace of economic recovery continues to improve in New England, with many companies reporting improved sales, ...

COALINGA, California (Reuters) - The man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time on Wednesday, California corrections officials said.

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian stock markets were higher on Thursday as many investors took the opportunity to buy into beaten down stocks, but caution pervaded trade amid persistent concerns over the Middle East ...

By Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY By Mary Altaffer, AP Knicks guard Toney Douglas, left, drives past the Hornets' Chris Paul during the first half Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

TOKYO, March 3 (Reuters) - The euro hovered near a four-month high against the dollar on Thursday on expectations the European Central Bank will move towards an eventual rate hike, though the currency faces a near-term risk of ...

Google has removed 21 applications from the Android Market after it was discovered that the apps secretly installed malware. The applications themselves included pirated and renamed versions of ...

Former Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. had police officers ride on private garbage trucks during a tense labor dispute in 1981. The script sounds familiar: a city on the verge of a financial breakdown, a mayor looking to move to higher ...

Kansas' Marcus Morris slammed home a dunk during the first half of Wednesday's game at Allen Fieldhouse. LAWRENCE | If the Kansas Jayhawks were going to walk away with yet another Big 12 regular-season title, proud KU alum and ...

Opponents of Senate Bill 5 silently clap in response to criticism of the bill during the floor debate for Senate Bill 5, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio.

Regular use of the common over-the-counter pain reliever ibuprofen may cut the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.

ELEANOR HALL: World leaders have condemned the murder of a Pakistani Catholic government minister who was shot dead in broad daylight in Islamabad.

Selena Gomez has received online threats from fans who adore her boyfriend, Justin Bieber, but have haters taken things a step further?

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered the removal from the market of more than 500 prescription drugs used to treat colds, coughs and allergies because the medications had never gone through a federal review of their safety and ...

German police and US soldiers talk Wednesday after a gunman fired shots at US soldiers on a bus outside Frankfurt airport in Germany, killing two Americans and wounding two others before being taken into custody, ...