An attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband called child abuse claims leveled at the singer by a former bodyguard baseless and motivated by money.

On this evening, certainly, Roger Federer was back to his old self.

Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws.

The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions about the future of the project, with one major investor saying he is prepared to sell some or all of the site if the price is right.

BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.

A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.

A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 135 homes in just three days.

A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down.

Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans _ and some fellow Democrats _ just two months before bruising midterm elections.

Pastor Terry Jones prepared to burn Qurans despite protests from the White House, fellow Christian evangelicals, veterans' groups and others ...

The French market for halal goods is nearly twice as big as the market for organic food.

Allergan will pay $600 million for its marketing tactics while the F.D.A. decides on the drug’s use for migraines.

A sharply divided federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit involving the C.I.A.’s “extraordinary rendition” program.

A long-delayed push by NATO forces has finally begun, but there has been no significant let-up in the Taliban’s campaign of terrorism and assassination.

Some people may dislike the former prime minister, but that is not stopping record sales of his book.

Wind remains a signature feature of Ashe Stadium, considered the hardest environment among the Grand Slam center courts.

Those who live off their savings and investments are hit hard by falling interest rates, as corporations borrow cheaply and sit on the cash.

A pilot program in five Chinese provinces will let some couples have an additional child.

President Obama challenged the GOP on Wednesday to join him in expanding business tax breaks, repairing infrastructure, and cutting taxes.

Chicago has felt conflicting emotions since Mayor Richard M. Daley said he’d leave the office he has had since 1989.

A 10-year survey of emergency room departments notes the change, which experts say could be for reasons from less smoking to better diagnost ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

What's a few thousand miles between two people in love? Easy travel, bad economy have made these increasingly common romances fodder for studies. ...

The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Projected U.S. economic growth for the rest of this year and next was revised down for a third month in a row by a panel of about 50 economists.

Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who ...

Universities are buying up chunks of land at bargain prices, sometimes without a clear idea how they'll be used.

Pope Benedict XVI thanked the British on Wednesday for the "vast amount of work" they have put into his upcoming visit and said he hoped their ...

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Scientists have found gene mutations that may cause an estimated 10% of ovarian cancers, a finding that could help them develop new treatments. ...

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.

Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that the "Cuban model" no longer works, an apparent admission of failings in the communist economic model.

Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff, is known as a force of nature who efficiently navigates the back halls of Congress to get exactly what he wants.

At least 54 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colorado, and eight people are unaccounted for, officials say.

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The imam behind plans for an Islamic center near ground zero told "Larry King Live" that moving it to another location would embolden Islamic radicals.

A small asteroid passed within the moon's distance from the Earth on Wednesday morning, and another will do likewise later in the day, space watchers say.

PARMA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible.

The mayor of El Naranjo, Mexico, in the central state of San Luis Potosi was gunned down and killed inside his office Wednesday, officials said.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing.

HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week.

Another day, another animated Google logo -- and with it, a big question: What will Google announce Wednesday to improve the way people use its engine to search the Web?

Some professors believe Wikipedia has no place in the footnotes of a college paper. But could it have a place on the syllabus?

Describing the creator as "not necessary" in his latest book is just another day at the office for that whimsical scamp Stephen Hawking, better ...

Iraqi officials displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old ...

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Massive flooding that has submerged vast swaths of Pakistan has stretched thin the military and will hamper its fight against terrorists, says the country's ambassador to the U.S.Deadly Floods in Pakistan 4th U.S. Missile Strike in 24 Hours in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will soon charge three men with terrorism in connection with the failed attempt to bomb New York's Times Square, a police official said on Wednesday.

Authorities in Washington state hunt for the woman who threw a cup of acid on the face of another woman, while a similar but unrelated attack in Arizona is escalating fears there