New treatment improves survival for childhood cancer

A new type of therapy that stimulates the body's immune system has improved survival rates by 20 percent for neuroblastoma....

Small-town mayor stoned to death in western Mexico

A small-town mayor and an aide were found stoned to death Monday in a drug-plagued western state, the fifth city leader to be slain in Mexico since mid-August...

The Push to Ordain Women Priests Gains Ground

Alta Jacko is the mother of eight children. She is also an ordained priest in the Roman Catholic Church....

Bugs in baby formula? Parents worried about recall

Worried parents have bombarded the maker of Similac with phone calls and peppered Facebook and Twitter pages over fears....

Toyota settles suit over high-profile Calif. crash

Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a lawsuit brought by relatives of four family members killed in a high-speed crash near San Diego that galvanized attention around safety flaws....

Expiring tax cuts hit taxpayers at every level

Here's some pressure for lawmakers: If they don't reach agreement on extending soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts, nearly all their constituents back home will get big tax increases...

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people......

Thousands of Afghans stage anti-U.S. protest in Kabul

Police fired into the air to disperse thousands of anti-American protesters in Afghanistan's capital Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with one person killed...

Aging gas pipe at risk of explosion nationwide

An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes just like it nationwide....

AP: Doomed W.Va. miners' notes warned of coal dust

About the time Michael Elswick was wrapping up work deep inside the Upper Big Branch mine, he phoned a colleague on the surface..

Report: Saudi diplomats seeks asylum in US

A Saudi diplomat in Los Angeles reportedly has asked for political asylum in the United States, claiming his life is in danger if he is returned to Saudi Arabia...

25 slain in Mexican city; 85 escape border prison

Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years...

LA police chief booed at community meeting

Police Chief Charlie Beck was greeted by boos, whistles and chants of "justicia" by an angry Spanish-speaking crowd at a community meeting...

Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene

Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs...

Kia's top executive resigns after recalls

The top executive at Kia Motors has resigned after the company recalled more than 100,000 vehicles worldwide over defective wiring..

Army: Ex-soldier takes 3 hospital workers hostage

A former Army soldier demanding behavioral treatment at a Georgia military hospital took three workers hostage at gunpoint Monday before authorities persuaded the gunman...

Muslims Protest Plans to Burn Quran

Thousands of Indonesian Muslims are rallying outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to denounce a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran...

Asylum seekers tortured upon return

Three asylum seekers forcibly removed to Sri Lanka in 2009 are believed to have been tortured and jailed following....

Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears US

Hurricane Earl weakened today to a Category Two storm as it approached the US east coast but continued to wreck havoc....

Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blasts

The banned Tehrik-e- Taliban Pakistan today claimed responsibility for three blasts, including two carried out by suicide attackers.....

Hamas claims responsibility for attack on Israelis

The Islamic militant Hamas is claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the West Bank....

Text of President Obama's speech on Iraq

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq...