Bai eyes defense of Beijing title
2009-09-17 13:36:51
After winning the women's marathon at the World Championships in Berlin last month, China's Bai Xue is now focusing on defending her title at the Beijing International Marathon, which will start at Tiananmen Square on Oct 18.
Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama make People's best-dressed
2009-09-17 11:30:23
British actress Kate Winslet lead the pack of People magazine's 10 best-dressed women of 2009, with US first lady Michelle Obama chosen for "best accessible glamour."
Ohio executioners fail to find inmate's vein
2009-09-17 11:30:51
A prison log blames a condemned inmate's past drug use for problems finding a usable vein during an execution attempt that was stopped Tuesday after an unprecedented two hours.
Medical examiner says Yale student was suffocated
2009-09-17 10:37:55
A Yale graduate student found stuffed in the wall of a research center had been suffocated, the medical examiner reported Wednesday as police awaited DNA tests on evidence taken from a lab technician who worked in the building.
8'1" Turk takes title of world's tallest man
2009-09-17 10:08:44
A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.
Hatoyama style is warm but fuzzy
2009-09-17 09:39:43
For Japan's new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, it's all about love and brotherhood.
Medical examiner says Yale student was suffocated
2009-09-17 09:32:27
A Yale graduate student found stuffed in the wall of a research center had been suffocated, the medical examiner reported Wednesday as police awaited DNA tests on evidence taken from a lab technician who worked in the building.
Technician in custody in Yale grad student slaying
2009-09-16 16:04:52
Police and FBI agents searched the home of aYale University animalresearch technician Tuesday night and led him away in handcuffs to the cheers of neighbors in a hunt for evidence that might tie him to the slaying of a graduate student.
"Dirty Dancing" star Swayze dead at 57
2009-09-16 13:53:01
Actor Patrick Swayze, whose turn as a smoldering dance instructor in Dirty Dancing made him one of the iconic film stars of the 1980s, died on Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Jimmy Carter: Wilson comments 'based on racism'
2009-09-16 11:39:48
Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that US Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act "based on racism" and rooted in fears of a black president.
Lawmaker's 'You lie' outburst draws House rebuke
2009-09-16 09:33:13
Bitterly divided along party lines, the House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during last week's nationally televised speech to Congress.
'Person of interest' identified in Yale killing
2009-09-16 06:50:16
Police have identified a "person of interest" in the killing of a Yale University graduate student whose body was hidden for days in a wall in a university research building, a Connecticut state official said Tuesday.