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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. military bans alcohol for its troops in Afghanistan, but that doesn't stop some soldiers from having a bottle or two stowed away in their gear - a fact highlighted by investigators' probe into whether alcohol played a role when a U.S. sergeant allegedly carried out a killing spree that left 16 Afghans dead....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. military bans alcohol for its troops in Afghanistan, but that doesn't stop some soldiers from having a bottle or two stowed away in their gear - a fact highlighted by investigators' probe into whether alcohol played a role when a U.S. sergeant allegedly carried out a killing spree that left 16 Afghans dead....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration expressed concern Friday that Iranian planes may be ferrying weapons over Iraq to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, and asked Baghdad to cut off its airspace to any such flights....

Offenders who commit crimes fuelled by alcohol are to be monitored and breath-tested to ensure they stop drinking, under government plans.

Kicking off a five-stop fundraising blitz in his hometown of Chicago, President Obama contrasted his policies with those of the GOP presidential candidates, declaring to a ballroom of supporters that November's election will mark a "make-or-break moment" for America.

CAIRO (AP) -- Hundreds of Egyptian activists rallied in Cairo on Friday, lambasting a recent military tribunal ruling that cleared a military doctor of charges he forced a "virginity test" on female activists....

Historian David Cannadine charts the power struggles between politicians and the press barons.

A letter calling Goldman Sachs "toxic" could prompt the US investment bank to take more care of clients, a senior executive tells the BBC.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- A former Rutgers University student convicted Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age....

The producers of a hit US radio show that criticised working conditions at Apple's Chinese suppliers admit the show contained fabrications.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court rejected requests from news organizations Friday for live, televised coverage of this month's historic arguments on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, but agreed to release audio recordings of the proceedings on the same day....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on Congress to stop trying to weaken the regulations....

FRANKLIN, N.C. (AP) -- A private jet owned by a Florida businessman that crashed in western North Carolina struck the ground, flipped and burst into flames, killing the five on board, officials said Friday....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States warned Friday it would not send food aid to North Korea if it goes ahead with a rocket launch next month....

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Nine men have been indicted in a fraternity hazing case on charges that they beat two Youngstown State University pledges to the point that they wound up hospitalized....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A California doctor has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder in the prescription drug overdose deaths of three patients....

Police arrested actor George Clooney and others Friday during a protest at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.

TONGCHANG-RI, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean space officials have moved all three stages of a long-range rocket into position for a controversial launch, vowing Sunday to push ahead with their plan in defiance of international warnings against violating a ban on missile activity....

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and four Afghan civilians on the ground, officials said....

20 years ago, first lady-to-be Hillary Clinton's "cookies" comment roiled moms and stoked political debate, Kirsten Swinth says. But in hindsight, it reflected the dawn of the working family