The disappearance of Morgan Harrington from the campus of the University of Virginia after a Metallica concert piqued interest nationwide, as the college student had appeared to vanish into thin air. Harrington’s body was found months later in a field in Albemarle County, and up until recently, there were...

On the 10th anniversary of Elian Gonzalez’s return to Cuba after a huge international custody battle, the 16-year-old speaks about his feelings about the matter. He says that he’s not angry at his Miami relatives that fought to keep him in the United States, but is happy with his father in...

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide – including luxury Lexus sedans – have potentially faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls of top-selling models. Japan’s top-selling daily Yomiuri said in its evening...

The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February, above the most recently reported Wisconsin jobless rate, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday. About 36,000 jobs were cut nationwide on the month, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Employment fell in construction and...

CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s American-born spokesman has called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood. Adam Gadahn, who was raised in California, describes Maj. Nidal Hasan as a pioneer who should serve as a role model for other...

Rolling Stone is reporting that Mark Linkous, the mastermind behind Sparklehorse, took his own life on Saturday. His family has released a statement reading, “It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took his own life today. We are thankful...

This is another ‘temple area’ with many finely cut stones some weighing over 100 tonnes. Its position to the south of the Akapana may have been important because it gave a good view to a sacred mountain far to the east. Of course there is no certainty that this was the reason as the ancient builders left...

Two people were killed and six injured Wednesday whenever a massive wave crashed into a cruise ship with almost 2,000 people onboard within the Mediterranean, Spain’s maritime rescue service said. The names of the dead have not been released. The German man was 69-years-old and was from North Rhine...

Actors who played U.S. presidents on TV’s “Saturday Night Live” appear together in a new online comedy clip intended to spotlight the need for financial reform. Will Ferrell reprises his role as Bush 43, Dana Carvey as Bush 41, Dan Aykroyd as Jimmy Carter, Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton,...

Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it’s legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate. In their official statement, Starbucks said: “The political, policy and legal debates around these issues...