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BY James Gordon Meek AND Jose Martinez Do you blame the Secret Service for allowing two socialites to crash President Obama's first state dinner?

SPANISH FORK, Utah - The popular Utah cave where a 26-year-old medical student died earlier in the week will be closed permanently and his body will not be removed, state and county officials said Friday.

Deal-hungry shoppers in the US braved the chilly pre-dawn morning in search of bargains on kitchen appliances and flat-screen televisions as the consumer bacchanal known as Black Friday ushered in the holiday shopping season.

By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - After radio contact was finally re-established with the Northwest Airlines plane that flew 150 miles past its destination last month, a controller twice asked the pilots why they had stopped answering radio calls, ...

By MARK GONGLOFF On their own, Dubai World's credit problems amount to a relatively minor event. But they are a reminder of the credit risks that still lurk in the global financial system, posing threats to assets that have soared in price this year.

by collegefootballnews.com It took 11 games and just over 58 minutes, but finally, the hiring of Gene Chizik caused Auburn fans to rip their hair out.

by Reuters LONDON--The head of the un's panel of climate experts rejected accusations of bias on Thursday, saying a "Climategate" row in no way undermined evidence that humans are to blame for global warming.

By Soraya Roberts AP The earliest Roman Polanski would be released from prison is Monday, the Swiss justice ministry says. A general view shows the chalet of Franco-Polish Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski on November 27, 2009 in Gstaad, ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos' red zone struggles led to some red faces at the NFL Network. Even though his players heeded his admonition to channel their emotions in a more positive direction after losing their composure in a loss to the San ...

NEW YORK - ABC says Chris Brown will appear on its "20/20" newsmagazine Dec. 11. In what's billed as an in-depth interview, the singer will discuss his assault of ex-girlfriend and recording superstar Rihanna in February.

BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture has called for intensified monitoring and investigation of A/H1N1 flu in animals after two samples from sick dogs were tested positive for the virus.

By Oleg Shchedrov MOSCOW, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The crash of a luxury train in Russia killed 25 people and injured up to 63 more, an official said on Saturday, and sources suggested it may have been an act of terrorism.

By Denis C. Theriault SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was having a feel-good Thanksgiving week, passing out turkeys in East Los Angeles and giving thanks for "the blessings of freedom and democracy.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) said on Friday its "Call of Duty" video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales.

Call it the calm before the storm: Next week, President Obama must unveil his Afghanistan policy in a speech that, our friends at Politico note this morning, risks alienating his party's liberal wing.

by William Harwood KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--The shuttle Atlantis dropped out of a crystal clear Florida sky and glided to a "picture-perfect" landing at the Kennedy Space Center Friday to close out a successful 11-day space station mission, ...

The US and Israel welcome a decision by the UN atomic watchdog to censure Iran over the construction of its Fordo enrichment plant.

By Pascal Fletcher and Adrian Croft PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - World leaders on Friday rallied to a diplomatic offensive to forge a UN climate deal in Copenhagen next month and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said an agreement was "within reach".

By Jen Chaney It isn't those astonishingly blue eyes that stick in the memory, though they are admittedly striking. It's not the fact that he actually, earnestly, uses the word "neat" in casual conversation.