(CNN) -- The human rights group Amnesty International said Friday that Haitian authorities are launching a probe into alleged crimes against humanity committed during the 15-year rule of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier ...

Wells, who is waiving his no-trade clause, is owed $86 million over the next four seasons. The Angels, largely dormant for much of the offseason, have acquired Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells in a blockbuster trade.

Attorney General Eric Holder, Ethel Kennedy, and her daughter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend paid tribute to Robert F. Kennedy's key role in the battle for civil rights 50 years ago.

Brian Moynihan looked and sounded confident this morning as he closed out his first year as President and CEO of Bank of America. [BAC Loading... () ] posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.24 billion, or 16 cents a share. Analysts had expected the ...

By AP RALEIGH, NC (AP) - The woman who raised an infant kidnapped from a Harlem hospital two decades ago has violated her probation and is believed to be fleeing the authorities, North Carolina state officials said Friday.

SEOUL - Seoul newspapers heaped praise on South Korean navy commandos who battled pirates off the coast of Somalia to release captured crew.

As Taco Bell pulls ads, an actress on the MTV series speaks out: "'Skins' goes where other shows are afraid to." Skins star Sofia Black-D'elia - who plays a lesbian teen on the MTV series - is defending the controversial content.

By the CNN Wire Staff Soldier arrange flowers on their tank as an uneasy peace hangs over Tunisia on January 21. Tunisians have begun three days of mourning in respect of the people who died during the 'Jasmine Revolution.

With two new judges, a new night and no Simon Cowell, "American Idol" began its 10th season last week under some of the most intense scrutiny the Fox powerhouse has ever experienced.

Twitter and Twitter users are being targeted by a malicious worm. The worm sends out tweets with a goo.gl shortened URL link directed to a rogue antivirus application.

Iran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (C) leaves after Friday prayers at the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, January 21, 2011.

WASHINGTON (AP) - R. Sargent Shriver, the ever-upbeat Kennedy in-law who served as the nation's first Peace Corps director and later led a national assault on poverty, was remembered Friday evening as an energetic idealist who left a legacy of public ...

Facebook announced on Friday that it had raised $1.5 billion in new financing led by Goldman Sachs. The investments include $500 million from Goldman Sachs and the Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies, ...

ST. PETERSBURG -- Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez will be joining the Rays for the 2011 season after each agreed to a one-year deal Friday night.

The US-backed coalition led by caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri is on the verge of losing its grip on power after Jumblatt's defection to Hezbollah.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) talks to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) after an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair came out swinging during his second and final round at the Iraq inquiry, justifying his support for President George Bush, the invasion and urging a ...

By Sports Network Kevin Garnett scored 21 and Paul Pierce was right behind with a 20-point effort, as the Celtics stretched their winning streak to five games with a 110-86 rout of the Utah Jazz.