Police say a male model confessed to strangling and castrating a prominent Portuguese television journalist in his posh Manhattan hotel room, according to a court document released Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was an extraordinary diplomat with a clear-eyed vision of America's place in the world who "served h..

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri returned to his crisis-plagued homeland Friday, pledging his cooperation in the forming of a new government.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former publicist for the organization that runs the Golden Globes sued the group on the eve of its glitzy awards show, claiming it engages in payola schemes fo..

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The neurosurgeon treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Friday doctors are "actually confident" she's making progress in her recovery. Dr. Michael Lemole said h..

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis astronomy professor says he's stunned by the attention he's getting for suggesting the signs of the zodiac are all wrong. Parke Kunkle said in a ne..

Lebanon was plunged into uncertainty with the collapse of the country\'s national unity government. At issue are expectations that a hybrid U.N./Lebanese court will shortly indict members of Hezbollah, widely viewed as Lebanon\'s most powerful party, in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

India plans in the next 12 months to cut a fourth of its security forces in the Kashmir region under its control. The plan applies to \"populated areas\" and will not include troops along borders, the home secretary says.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday urged North Korea to end its belligerent acts and take concrete steps to meet expectations of the international community.

VATICAN CITY (AP) - The pope on Friday approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for his beatification, an event that will be a ma..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rising wholesale prices for food and energy are putting pressure on manufacturers and retailers to pass higher costs to customers. It's a trend that could raise i..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Postal rates will go up in April, but the cost of sending the basic letter will remain the same. The Postal Service said Thursday that most rates will increase Ap..

KILN, Miss. (AP) - The sister of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been released from jail on drug charges, a day after she was arrested during a methamphetamine bust. Thirty-fou..

Airline call centers did a better job of helping passengers during this week's snow storm, although that's largely because there were fewer passengers in need of help. Airlines inc..

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The family of the youngest victim of the mass shooting in Arizona held hands and paused in a moment of silence Thursday under the large American flag recovered..

CLEVELAND (AP) - A judge has granted a third trial delay for a Cleveland man charged with killing 11 women and dumping their remains around his home. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas J..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Unconstitutional Avenue? No Vote Street? Statehood Way? Those are just a few of the suggestions that some Washington residents have proposed for renaming Pennsylv..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Less sodium, more whole grains, and low-fat milk. Those are some of the ingredients of the first major nutritional overhaul of the meals at school cafeterias in 1..

A teenager who was scared of water drowned in the Queensland floods after begging rescuers to save his younger brother first.

WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA has named a backup commander, if necessary, to take the place of the astronaut husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot last week.The space agency em..