U.S. safety regulators and Toyota Motor Corp dispatched investigators to San Diego on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier.
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.
A federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports.
Robert “Joe” Halderman has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic’s sexual affairs.
With DeGeneres on board — and Simon Cowell on the way out — judges Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi seem to have decided it's time to start trying harder.
A ring accused of helping people from the Mideast obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in tracking foreign students.
The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.
A New York congressman who resigned under an ethics cloud has been under investigation for allegedly groping multiple male aides, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Sean Evans had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. John's to a 73-51 victory over Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the Huskies' losing streak in the Big East tournament to six games and in effect ending their chance for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
Every human competitor now running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be tested for alcohol and illegal drugs on the trail for the first time in the history of the 1,100-mile race — a change defending champion Lance Mackey believes is directed at him.
Dual announcements by bitter rivals Israel and Syria that they want to pursue atomic power plants could fuel a widening web of suspicion across the region.
I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island. "You want to see a living hobbit?"
Israel approves the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem — a move that is sharply denounced by Vice President Joe Biden during a visit there.
An organization co-founded by the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney is under fire from prominent conservative lawyers who say a new Web ad unfairly questions the motives of Justice Department lawyers who previously represented suspected terrorists.
Three men are arrested over the theft of the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was found reburied in another grave three months after being dug up and reportedly held for ransom.
The violent temblor — the fifth most powerful quake ever measured — shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil.
The pope's brother said in an interview that he slapped pupils across the face at a German boys' choir, and that he was aware of allegations of abuse but did nothing about it.
Despite many upbeat tales of online matchups or romantic reunions through Facebook or e-mail, there are plenty of cautionary tales. They don't have the high-profile, TMZ-appeal of Tiger Woods' case, but are more devastating to the victims.
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Celizic: Connecticut won its record 71st straight game on Monday. On Tuesday, the Huskies extended it to 72. No women’s team has ever won more consecutive games. Only UCLA’s 88-game winning streak that ran from 1971-74 is longer in D-I hoops. And America greeted this extraordinary achievement by erupting into a coast-to-coast yawn.
Kalana Greene scored 15 points to help top-ranked Connecticut rout No. 9 West Virginia 60-32 on Tuesday night for its 72nd straight win and 16th Big East tournament championship.
Not long after Tiger Woods returned home and starting practicing, the PGA Tour began checking with tournaments to make sure they were prepared to handle the hype over the world's No. 1 player getting back to golf.
Mike Dunleavy is out as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties.
Star without a goal in 19 games against Detroit before scoring in 4-2 win.
Attorneys have finished their closing arguments in the trial of Willie Clark, the man charged with first-degree murder in the death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.
Johan Santana struggled in his first game since August, allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2-3 innings, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Tuesday.
