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Pentagon to address gays The Defense Department next week will propose for the first time a "way forward" on lifting the military's ban on gay people serving openly, Pentagon Press...

The scrutiny of playing in the NHL goes beyond what happens on the ice, and the Blackhawks are finding that out the hard way. On the day they were to...

President Obama voiced determination Thursday to change the tone of Washington politics and urged Republicans to get "off the sidelines" and help fix health care and other problems. Stopping on...

J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91....

Malaysian government prosecutors have charged three Muslim men with allegedly attacking a church with a firebomb. They are the first suspects to be taken to court in connection to a...

The photos of Patrick Kane, John Madden and Kris Versteeg partying shirtless in a limo in Vancouver is the third controversy surrounding Kane since the end of last season. Cabbie...

The most compelling headlines aren't always about human triumph and folly. Check out these noteworthy animal stories from Thursday's news. Wow, he really likes chicken New York City's transit agency...

Well, at least there won't be any hecklers. The bleachers will be barren Friday at a high school basketball doubleheader between two rivals in northwestern South Carolina. School officials say...

Rates on 30-year mortgages remained below 5 percent this week as the Federal Reserve said it would keep rates near record lows to assist the economy. The average rate on...

Oracle Corp. said its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. has been completed. The closing of the all-cash deal comes one week after the European Union gave its long-awaited...