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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- A man who survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls - only the third person known to have done so without a safety device - was in stable condition Tuesday, a day after his apparent suicide attempt that led to a dramatic and painstaking rescue....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker will be leaving his post as ambassador to Afghanistan this summer, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iran made the first move Tuesday in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to restart probes into a military site suspected of harboring tests related to atomic weapons....

LONDON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund has issued a tough assessment of U.K. economic policy, urging the coalition government and Bank of England to do more to boost demand in the economy....

CHICAGO (AP) -- The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators Sunday was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive....

CHICAGO (AP) -- The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators Sunday was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive....

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it....

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it....

MILAN (AP) -- The Italian government is to free up to (EURO)30 billion ($38.25 billion) to make overdue payments to businesses that have supplied goods or services to state institutions....

HOUSTON (AP) -- Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth....

LONDON (AP) -- One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic."...

MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin targeted those who dare oppose him Tuesday, introducing draconian new fines for protesters and handing out Kremlin jobs to widely detested lieutenants despite the public anger they have generated....

FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Jurors must decide whether strong physical evidence in the first trial from a series of stabbings in Michigan is outweighed by the mental health of a 35-year-old Israeli immigrant who is charged with murder....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is declining to renew the endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, when he called Obama "a transformational figure."...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is declining to renew the endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, when he called Obama "a transformational figure."...

HYDERABAD, India (AP) -- A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens more....

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities have arrested a man in the kidnapping and death of a Northern California teenager whose disappearance more than two months ago has prompted hundreds of volunteers to turn out for organized searches....