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Pitcher Sergio Mitre and the New York Yankees have agreed to an $850,000, one-year contract that avoids salary arbitration, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
State lawmakers support the South Dakota Retirement System's plan to limit annual increases in benefits to improve the system's financial condition, according to a survey by The Associated Press.
In some versions of a Dec. 29 story about a Supreme Court ruling on highway usage, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Israel has a network of roads reserved for Jews. These roads are open to all Israeli citizens, including Arabs, as well as foreigners and tourists, while banning virtually all Palestinians.
The NFL Comeback Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide media panel:
The voting for the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year selected by the Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media:
South Dakota lawmakers are split on whether state employees should get a pay raise in the next budget year, according to a survey by The Associated Press.
Christopher Dodd, saying he was in "the toughest political shape" of his career, announced Wednesday he will retire from the U.S. Senate, ending a four-decade career in Congress.
Unlike most rookie receivers, Percy Harvin never had much trouble adjusting to life in the NFL.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter won't run for re-election this fall, sources told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Mike Shanahan agreed Tuesday to become the coach of the Washington Redskins, the latest step in a major overhaul of a troubled franchise.
Sally Buzbee, who as Middle East editor for The Associated Press has supervised Iraq war coverage and numerous other key stories and events, has been promoted to deputy managing editor for the new AP News Center. Tamer Fakahany, managing editor of news production for AP Television News, has been named assistant managing editor.
The U.S. Olympic Committee has turned to Scott Blackmun, a former interim leader for the organization, to become its third chief executive officer in the past 10 months, The Associated Press has learned.
South Dakota lawmakers have no interest in increasing the state sales tax to fix the state's budget problems, according to a survey by The Associated Press.
In a Dec. 31 story about E. coli pathogens found in ammonia-treated beef, The Associated Press overstated the level of positive tests for E. coli bacteria in meat samples from Beef Products Inc. A Beef Products spokesman said pathogen was found in 0.06 percent of samples, not 0.6 percent.
U.S. consumers and businesses are filing for bankruptcy at a pace that made 2009 the seventh-worst year on record, with more than 1.4 million petitions submitted, an Associated Press tally showed Monday.
Investigators say Johnny Lee Wicks was on a suicide mission the day he torched his apartment, hid a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun under his black trench coat and walked three miles to the federal building in downtown Las Vegas.
Palestinian security forces in the West Bank have stopped torturing Hamas prisoners, ending two years of systematic abuse, Hamas inmates told The Associated Press in jailhouse interviews.
The Somali man who attacked an artist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad in a controversial cartoon has previously been arrested in Kenya, Danish media reported Sunday.
Looking to shore up the back of their bullpen, the Philadelphia Phillies finalized a $5.25 million, two-year contract with reliever Danys Baez on Tuesday.
The deaths of seven CIA employees in Afghanistan probably will not be the last. The U.S. isn't pulling back on covert operations to hunt terrorists there and in Pakistan and will go on taking chances on human tipsters to help.
As Ronak Ray hunted for his flight gate, he prepared for the prospect of a security guard peering through his clothes with a full body scanner. But Ray doesn't mind: what he gives up in privacy he gets back in security.
A minibus carrying an extended Iraqi family collided Wednesday with a U.S. military vehicle south of Baghdad, killing five Iraqis and wounding at least 10 people, including three American soldiers, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn suspended a second early release program for state prisoners Tuesday as he faces unrelenting criticism over violent inmates who were secretly set free after just weeks behind bars.
In a Dec. 29 story about last week's television ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously the broadcast network viewership averages. Last week, CBS averaged 9.1 million viewers in prime-time (5.7 rating, 10 share), NBC had 6.4 million viewers (3.9, 7), ABC had 4.5 million (2.7, 5), Fox had 3.7 million (2.3, 4), ION Television had 1.1 million (0.7, 1) and the CW had 820,000 (0.6, 1).
Nigerian man indicted in plot to blow up planeA grand jury indicts a 23-year-old Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day.
Fight against fat goes high-tech with sensorsThe fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives.
Calif. lawmakers pass major school reformThe California Legislature sends Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger landmark education reforms designed to overhaul the state's worst schools, legislation he vowed to sign.
Obama announces teacher training initiativePresident Barack Obama announced a $250 million initiative Wednesday to train math and science teachers and help meet his goal of pushing America's students from the middle to the top of the pack in those subjects in the next decade.
Slovaks say sorry for explosives test on planeSlovak officials on Wednesday blamed "a silly and unprofessional mistake" for a failed airport security test that led to a man unwittingly carrying hidden explosives in his bag aboard a flight to Dublin.
Electronic Arts standing behind Tiger WoodsElectronic Arts Inc. said Monday it will stand behind Tiger Woods - at least for the release of a new online golf game featuring the embattled athlete.
After 'Dancing' win, Osmond dives into radioSinger Donny Osmond is coming back to the airwaves as he launches a radio show on the heels of his "Dancing With the Stars" win.
Service sector grows slightly in DecemberA private trade group said a measure tracking the U.S. service sector returned to growth last month, but the slight expansion wasn't enough to kick-start hiring.
ESPN, Discovery push third dimension for TVTwo major cable networks - ESPN and Discovery - said Tuesday they plan to start beaming 3-D entertainment into peoples' homes for the first time.
UN stops food aid to 1 million in southern SomaliaThe U.N. food agency on Tuesday suspended the distribution of desperately needed aid in southern Somalia because of attacks on its staff, a decision affecting up to 1 million people that highlights the dangers of humanitarian work there.
2010 bug hits millions of German bank cardsMillions of German bank cards have been affected by a "millennium bug"-like problem because they contain software that can't process the number 2010, an industry group said Tuesday.
C-SPAN: Health care talks should be televisedThe C-SPAN television network is calling on congressional leaders to open health care talks to cameras - something President Barack Obama promised as a candidate.
Obama to discuss plans to thwart terrorist attacksPresident Barack Obama prepared Tuesday to tell the public how he plans to thwart future terrorist attacks after an alleged terrorist attempt to destroy a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas Day.
Socialite daughter of New York Jets owner has diedCasey Johnson, the socialite daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and heiress to the Johnson & Johnson business empire has died, a spokesman for the family and police said Monday. She was 30.
Union, NFL could discuss rookie wage scaleA rookie wage scale is among the issues the NFL and the players' union are expected to discuss during labor negotiations this week.
Blagojevich, Strawberry to compete on 'Apprentice'Donald Trump boasted that the upcoming season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" is the best ever and promised the star power of its cast "blows `Dancing With the Stars' away."
NBA players say owning guns is OK, if done legallyNot only have David Stern's pleas to leave the guns at home been ignored, one player even brought his to work.
Networks blur policy of not paying for interviewsPolicies forbidding payment for news interviews increasingly seem like the network television equivalent of the 55 mph speed limit: a rule often winked at unless you're heading into a speed trap.
Despite deal, cable TV situation still scrambledMany questions remain for cable TV viewers nationwide even after Fox and Time Warner Cable settled their noisy spat with a New Year's Day agreement.
No tall tale: Dubai to open world's highest towerDubai is set to open the world's tallest building amid tight security on Monday, celebrating the tower as a bold feat on the world stage despite the city state's shaky financial footing.
BBC News - Afghan CIA bomber 'was courted as potential informant'The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents in Afghanistan had been courted by the US as a possible informant, US intelligence sources have said.
Suspicious Christmas ornament diverts flightA Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit was briefly diverted to Tennessee after someone found a suspicious package that turned out to be a Christmas ornament, officials said.
Google exec running for Vermont governorA 40-year-old in charge of Google's community affairs operation, and who works not out of Silicon Valley but a small Vermont town, is campaigning to be that state's next governor.
Limbaugh released; no heart trouble foundConservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh said Friday that tests show nothing wrong with his heart after chest pains hospitalized him earlier this week.
Gay advocates mock Rick Warren's 'urgent' donation pleasEvangelical pastor Rick Warren's "urgent" plea for donations to sustain his megachurch has been met with amusement and mockery from gay rights advocates.
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