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The Pentagon announces a $2m competition to develop robots able to drive vehicles and use tools in disaster-hit areas.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- As a young personal injury lawyer in North Carolina, John Edwards earned a reputation for turning down multimillion-dollar settlement offers on bets that jurors would award his clients more money at the end of a trial....

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Two public school teachers and a school administrator who call themselves "The Three Amigos" are sharing part of last month's record Mega Millions jackpot, planning for trips to Europe, new homes and their children's college funds, Maryland Lottery officials said Tuesday....

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Two public school teachers and a school administrator who call themselves "The Three Amigos" are sharing part of last month's record Mega Millions jackpot, planning for trips to Europe, new homes and their children's college funds, Maryland Lottery officials said Tuesday....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean space officials said Tuesday that the rocket built to carry a satellite into space was ready for liftoff this week as the nation's leadership makes a series of appointments before a major political gathering....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's first chance at a rocket launch came and went Thursday with no word of a liftoff, but also with no sign that Pyongyang intends to call off what the U.S. and its allies consider an attempt to test long-range missile technology....

The Syrian government has given no "signal of peace" but could still change its military posture before a deadline, envoy Kofi Annan says.

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's main opposition group on Sunday picked a secular Kurd as its new leader after criticism that the former head was too autocratic and the group was becoming dominated by Islamists....

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Assailants threw a homemade bomb at a U.N. convoy in which the world body's top diplomat in the country was traveling in Libya's main eastern city on Tuesday, according to a security official....

BEIJING (AP) -- China's ruling Communist Party suspended a high-profile politician from his remaining leadership positions Tuesday and named his wife as a suspect in the murder of a British businessman....

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The two suspects arrested in a shooting rampage that terrorized Tulsa's black community and left three people dead have confessed, according to police documents given to The Associated Press....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 16 people on Tuesday as they stepped up their fight against Afghan forces slowly taking the lead from U.S. and international troops....

Bradford Bulls announce they have reached their initial target of £500,000 as they look to stay in business.

LONDON (AP) -- Exactly 100 years from the day when the ill-fated Titanic sailed from Southampton, the English port city is paying tribute with a series of events to mark the tragic anniversary....

Abdel Hakim Belhaj sues the UK commission in charge of Diego Garcia over his 2004 extradition to Gaddafi's Libya.

RASQUERA, Spain (AP) -- What about growing marijuana to pay off municipal debt? One Spanish village is putting the idea to a vote....

RASQUERA, Spain (AP) -- What about growing marijuana to pay off municipal debt? One Spanish village is putting the idea to a vote....

It was unclear Tuesday when a decision will be made on whether criminal charges will be filed against the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court is considering the constitutionality of requiring large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that smoking can harm or kill smokers....

Marsha Johnson says it's time to return to the traditional concept of fairness and require the wealthiest to pay higher rates