By Ed O'Keefe and Robert Barnes The Supreme Court refused Friday to stop enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy while a lower court hears a challenge to the Pentagon's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly.

Kanye West's media trainer quit after just three days of working with the hotheaded rapper following his disastrous interview on the "Today" show this week.

The draft deficit-reduction plan released this week provided strong support for Republican demands to cut federal spending—and put pressure on President Barack Obama to write a more austere budget next year.

AP At one point in the third quarter, Kevin Love leaned over to Michael Beasley on the bench and whispered in his ear. With Love having only seven points at the time, Beasley looked at him and said, "Thirty what?

With tax breaks for millions of Americans set to expire Dec. 31, President Obama has opened the door to a compromise with Republicans, signaling a new willingness to accept tax breaks for the wealthy to avoid immediate tax increases ...

By David J. Phillip, AP By Bob Velin, USA TODAY ARLINGTON, Texas - By the time they step into the ring Saturday night for their super welterweight title showdown at Cowboys Stadium, Antonio Margarito could outweigh Manny Pacquiao by as much as 15-to-20 ...

KABUL, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Afghan National Army (ANA) and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) repelled a Taliban attack on airport in eastern Nangarhar province Saturday and killed eight attackers, ISAF said in a statement released ...

Multiple sources are reporting today that Facebook is set to unveil an e-mail service, one that will be instantly available to all 500 million members of the social networking giant.

China pledged a “steady” reform of its exchange rate policy a day after US President Barack Obama criticized it for keeping the yuan “undervalued.

"Unstoppable" has a shot at living up to its title at the box office this weekend, but "Morning Glory" does not.

The sweet girl with the beaming smile was rejected at birth by her mother, battled bone cancer as a toddler, had a leg amputated aged five, lost her hearing during chemotherapy and at eight was uprooted from her home in Queensland and moved to Hickory, ...

Nov. 12, 2010 -- Anecdotal reports of suicides in patients taking Accutane for severe acne have long plagued the drug, but studies have failed to prove or disprove a link to suicidal behaviors.

House Democrats reached a deal to keep both Reps. Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn in the leadership. | AP Photo Close House Democrats have reached a deal to keep both Reps.

The United Nations has asked for 164 million US dollars (£102 million) to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has already claimed 724 lives and is expected to continue spreading for up to a year.

1. Teemu Selanne, Anaheim: The Finnish Flash was all over the ice and helped set the pace 2. Kari Lehtonen, Stars: It could have been 6-2 if not for Lehtonen 3. Bobby Ryan, Anaheim: Scored two third-period goals ...

Andy Villatoro, 5, plays with a Happy Meal toy as his father, Carlos Villatoro, keeps an eye on him. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to keep the happy in Happy Meals.

Speaking in a video for an ad campaign aimed at ending the bullying of gay teenagers, Cindy McCain, the wife of Senator John McCain of Arizona, broke with her husband and called for a repeal of the military's “don't ask, ...

Vice President Biden made numerous calls to senior Iraqi leaders over the past several months and US officials directly participated in top-level negotiating sessions that lasted until just moments before the Iraqi parliament finally ...