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Devils thwart Rangers' rally, take 3-2 series lead
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ryan Carter snapped a tie with 4:24 left, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers after blowing a three-goal lead in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night....
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'American Idol' finale features marriage proposal
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "American Idol" can count a marriage proposal as part of its 11-season history....
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Clinton: US hacked Yemeni al-Qaida sites
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says U.S. cyber experts hacked al-Qaida propaganda online in Yemen, changing ads that bragged about killing Americans into ads that showed the death toll of al-Qaida attacks against Yemenis....
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Wallace heads Hall of Fame group
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace hated running second to anyone and doesn't plan to start now that he's part of the NASCAR Hall of Fame....
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Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Harvard University's alumni association says it regrets including the Unabomber's references to his convictions in a directory for his 50th class reunion this week....
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Manning, Giants focused as they return to field
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- As far as Eli Manning is concerned, the fulfillment of teammate Justin Tuck's claim that the New York Giants can turn into an NFL dynasty began Wednesday with the first organized team activity....
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Play on: Google posts synthesizer tribute to Moog
NEW YORK (AP) -- Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage - and it's completely playable....
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Between Facebook and JPMorgan, Wall St. woes mount
NEW YORK (AP) -- Almost four years after the financial crisis, Wall Street still can't get it right....
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HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers....
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Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official
PHOENIX (AP) -- THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below....
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DC zoo to hand-raise cubs after rare cheetah birth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two cheetah cubs have been transported to the Smithsonian's National Zoo to be raised by hand after a risky birth last month at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in northern Virginia....
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Archery hits pop culture's bull's-eye with movie
Two-time Olympian Jennifer Nichols' eyes light up with she talks about her sport finally climbing out of the shadows....
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Mystery deer growth pitting hunters against Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) -- Deer can swim, but not very far. When they showed up for the first time on the Big Island of Hawaii, mystified residents wondered how they got there....
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Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts to keep edge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to...
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Fitzgerald stepping down as US attorney in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the post he has held for more than a decade in Chicago...
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Egyptians picking new president in free election
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian voters of many ages, occupations and beliefs stood in line for hours Wednesday to cast their ballots for a new president. The winner would replace Hosni Mubarak, deposed in a popular uprising last year. He was voted in several times, but those elections were generally rega...
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Wanted: Bigfoot hair samples for European study
LONDON (AP) -- European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists....
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Oil drops below $90 for 1st time since Nov. 1
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil has dropped below $90 for the first time in nearly seven months as U.S. supplies continue to grow....
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States looking to new tolls to pay for highways
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay....
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Susie Wheldon heads to Indy 500 to honor husband
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Some days are better than others for Susie Wheldon, and there's rarely any warning what will trigger the emotional roller coaster she's been on since husband Dan Wheldon's fatal crash in last year's IndyCar finale....
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Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the oldest artifact with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace....
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Europe's leaders seek ways to boost growth
PARIS (AP) -- The leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union are to meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in Europe from spiraling out of control and promote jobs and growth....
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Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon....
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55 years later, 'On the Road' is finally a movie
CANNES, France (AP) -- Fifty-five years after its publication, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" finally burned on the big screen, making its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival....
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Astrodome fades, crumbles as Houston decides fate
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Astrodome was once the envy of other cities, a fully air conditioned facility with a translucent roof that kept out the heat and humidity, gave synthetic grass its name, made Houston a sports entertainment destination and sparked the imaginations of baseball lovers, concert-g...
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