By AP ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - The last test for Louis Oosthuizen was his second shot to the 17th green at St. Andrews, where the pin was planted perilously behind the Road Hole bunker.

WASHINGTON - The Educational Testing Service has announced that it is temporarily suspending registration for its tests in Iran, including the popular Test of English as a Foreign Language, in what may be one of the first ...

AP / July 18, 2010 AJ Burnett and the New York Yankees ended a difficult week on a sour note. The big righthander cut both palms when he slammed a set of double doors in frustration after giving up the first of Reid Brignac's two home runs yesterday in ...

SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on course for a narrow win in an Aug. 21 election, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, as the economy, border protection and population swiftly emerged as key campaign ...

Even as Mel Gibson is embroiled in a nasty legal battle with his former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and faces fall-out from a series of rage-filled leaked audiotapes, the embattled actor can count on at least one thing: his family ...

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS, the world's largest aircraft maker, can double the 131 orders it received in the first half during this week's Farnborough Air Show as global travel rebounds, Chief Operating Officer John Leahy said.

Image Credit: Melissa MoseleyPretty sure the headline makes it clear enough, but I'm gonna go ahead and slap a big ol' SPOILER ALERT on this one anyway, because some people are too busy to actually read headlines.

The 1950 World Series winners, including Hank Workman (9), Duane Pillette (35) and Charlie Silvera, were honored Saturday. By BEN SHPIGEL A few months after George Steinbrenner took over as the Yankees' principal owner in January 1973, Ron Blomberg met ...

The Droid X appears to be an opening day hit. Motorola's new smartphone--Verizon Wireless' answer to the Apple iPhone 4 via AT&T and HTC EVO 4G via Sprint--has already sold out online and at various retail shops across the ...

ISLAMABAD - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan Sunday for strategic talks aimed at bolstering bilateral ties and securing firmer support for the war in Afghanistan.

A nose knows: According to French newspaper Corse Matin, the heiress was detained in Corsica for about 30 minutes on Friday after dogs sniffed out about a gram of marijuana in her bag.

By AP Kevin Youkilis spoiled Cliff Lee's bid for his second straight complete game. Then he ruined the Texas Rangers' chance for their third consecutive win.

Facebook suggested that Courtney Purvin get in touch with a friend who had died in April. By JENNA WORTHAM Courtney Purvin got a shock when she visited Facebook last month.

I have heard a wide variety of nuanced, thoughtful feedback from readers about the July 16 A1 story on allegations of racism among tea party protesters.

KAMPALA, Uganda - The police have arrested a second batch of suspects in connection to last Sunday's terrorist attacks in this capital that killed 76 people, and they said suicide bombers were probably involved in the attacks.

SEATTLE - Gunman opened fire during a party at a state park near Seattle Saturday night, killing two men and wounding four others, authorities said.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The EU foreign policy chief launched a tour of Gaza Strip on Sunday by urging Israel to throw open the territory's long-blockaded borders.

BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- President Obama and his family aren't just getting outside the Beltway on their brief vacation here -- they're getting outside, period.