The flagship of the Royal Navy, the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, is to be scrapped earlier than planned under the government's defence review, the BBC learns.
Typhoon Megi has left the shores of the Philippines after having wreaking havoc on the Pacific nation, and killing 7 people. It is now headed towards China.
Local police shot and killed a college football star, Danroy Henry, in New York, but witnesses say the police story is not accurate and they demand justice.
Despite the strength of insurgent candidates around the country, Andrew M. Cuomo is leading Carl P. Paladino in the race for governor, a New York Times poll found.
Banks like JPMorgan Chase offer to help big investors like pension funds earn a little extra. When it works, both win. When it doesn’t, only the client loses.
AP - Super Typhoon Megi dumped heavy rains over the Philippine capital Tuesday after killing 10 people, creating a wasteland of fallen trees in the north and sending thousands scrambling to safety in near-zero visibility.
AP - It happens so rarely, it makes news: A few Democratic candidates have started to run television ads daring to defend President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Anna Chapman, the sultry undercover agent who pleaded guilty to spying for Mother Russia this summer, has now been honored by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for her espionage. In a Kremlin ceremony, Medvedev bestowed high honors on Chapman and the nine other members of a Russian sleeper ring who were arrested in June for spying on America. Many of the spies had lived in the United States under false identities for years.
American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, arrested for crossing into Iran from Iraqi territory last year, spent day 444 in Tehran's Evin prison, separated from the other prisoners. Fattal and Bauer have been told they will be tried for spying. They say they only strayed over the border.
California police said they do not intend to charge former NFL linebacker Junior Seau for driving his car off a cliff, but Seau will still face a domestic violence charge.
The stepmother of a 10-year-old North Carolina girl reported missing never abused the girl despite allegations from relatives, the woman's attorney said Monday.