Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, on Wednesday examined a write-in ballot in the uncalled Senate race. By WILLIAM YARDLEY JUNEAU, Alaska - Spelling is central to the Alaska Senate race.

News Corp. keeps losing money on MySpace, Viacom Inc. is selling off the maker of its "Rock Band" video games, and on Thursday, Walt Disney Co.

You could almost see Matt Ryan's brain working at top speed Thursday night against the Ravens' defense. He recognized coverages, zipped through his progressions, made rapid-fire decisions and fired spirals ...

By AP Leave a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow learned to play guitar and immersed herself in country music to pull off her latest role.

The Democratic co-chairman of a deficit-reduction panel convened by the White House said that the blueprint he unveiled Wednesday was the product of lengthy discussions with Republicans, and he appeared to question ...

As hot new video game Call of Duty: Black Ops went on sale this week, the game franchise's new auto partner, Jeep, put on sale a special Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition.

Harry Potter star Emma Watson turned on the magic with a barely-there dress as she bewitched fans at the world premiere of the latest Harry Potter blockbuster.

(CBS) The FDA has really stepped into it with its gruesome new tobacco warning labels. Some are praising the agency for forcing smokers to confront head-on the health costs of their bad habit.

(CNN) -- "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct" was pulled from Amazon.com, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, after thousands of users posted angry comments and threats to boycott the site ...

International aid organizations said Thursday that they were starting a campaign to immunize three million people in three countries to fight a new outbreak of polio.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just more than a week after Republicans made big gains in congressional elections, former first lady Nancy Reagan is inviting leading contenders for the party's 2012 presidential nomination to a debate next ...

Eric Klinger, a professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota Morris, began his mind-wandering research several decades ago. (Bill Greene/Globe Staff) By Carolyn Y. Johnson Regardless of what they are doing, almost without exception, people's minds ...

Urijah Faber made sure his first fight at 135 pounds a successful one by putting Takeya Mizugaki to sleep. A rear-naked choke applied by Faber left Mizugaki unconscious, leading to a referee stoppage with 10 seconds left in the first round.

Cleveland High School student government members unfurled a huge American flag Thursday and invited military veterans in the audience to join them during a Veterans Day ceremony.

LeBron James drives on Kevin Garnett during the second half of the Miami Heat's game against the Boston Celtics at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010.

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, citing a $25.4 billion budget gap over the next 19 months, declared a fiscal emergency and called lawmakers to a special session next month to begin dealing with the ...

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- John Chambers, chief executive officer of Cisco Systems Inc., discusses the company's revenue forecast reported yesterday and business outlook.

(Left to right) Becky Fuller played by Rachel McAdams must referee the show's two bickering hosts, Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton) and Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) in Morning Glory.