China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, the only two people sentenced to death in a scheme to water down infant formula with an industrial chemical that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000. (Nov. 24)
Shakira, who says she used to feel like she lived in a golden cage, asserts her freedom on her new album 'She Wolf.' (Nov. 24)
The annual Victoria's Secret runway show doesn't air till December, but this year's Angels gave us a sneak peek of their sexy looks. Models Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes admit they still get nervous before walking the catwalk in wings. (Nov. 24)
Google is documenting the artifacts of Iraq's national museum. Google chief Eric Schmidt toured the museum Tuesday, and said the photographs would be available for viewing online in 2010. (Nov 24)
An emotional Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be the head football coach at the University of Florida 'as long as they'll have me.' Meyer's name has been rumored in connection with the coaching job at Notre Dame. (Nov. 24)
As a mother and her son, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, walked through Somalia's capital last September, she saw a bullet tear through her 8-year-old's cheekbones, nose and mouth. Ahmed is struggling to heal. His is a lost face of Somalia's war. (Nov. 23)
Florida is still No. 1 in college football as the top nine teams held onto their spots in the latest AP Top 25 Poll. Each of the top three teams, Florida, Alabama and Texas, face longtime rivals this coming week. (Nov. 22)
State and federal authorities will investigate the death of a teen who was killed in a wood chipper accident. Poquoson police say Frank Gornick was part of a three-person crew working to remove tree limbs and debris from a home. (Nov. 23)
An insurance executive accused of secretly making nude video recordings of ESPN cable TV sports reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty Monday to interstate stalking. The AP's John Mone reports. (Nov. 23)
The White House is bracing for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. (Nov. 24)
Chief guilty of 3 counts in Parker-Broderick case; Lambert's performance draws over 1,500 complaints; Overnight star Susan Boyle focus of TV special. (Nov. 24)
Devon Alexander was among 30 boys who began boxing in a program started by a local police officer. Over half of those young men are now in jail or dead, but Alexander has defied the odds to become a champ. AP Video essay by Martha Irvine. (Nov. 24)
More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. (Nov. 24)
Here's the latest news for Tuesday Nov. 24: Obama to announce new Afghanistan strategy soon; Major crib recall; Future of three U.S. Hikers held in Iran; Home sales jump again.
In Kerala — a part of India known as the Venice of the East a network of canals has become home to a huge floating grocery store. (24 November 2009)
The Philippine president has declared an emergency in two provinces after dozens were gunned down in an election-related massacre. Police and soldiers found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave Tuesday, after 24 were found Monday. (24 November 2009)
With new album 'Element of Freedom' due out in December, Alicia Keys talks about creating the music, her inspiration and working with Jay-Z on 'Empire State Of Mind.' (Nov. 24)
An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has pleaded not guilty in a Phoenix court. (Nov. 24)
A college of music in Minnesota is offering a hip-hop diploma program they say is the first in the nation. They say rap is a dominating commercial force and deserves serious study, with students learning from rappers and DJs. (Nov. 24)
A Florida man claims he was was at the center of a incident worthy of James Bond. Herve Jaubert claims a plan to design personal submarines failed and he had to leave a Middle East country like a covert spy. (Nov. 24)
A bandit is on the loose in Nevada, but police believe the culprit might be a 700 lb. Black bear. Authorities think the same bear may be responsible for a series of garage break-ins over the past three years. (Nov. 24)
The International Emmys bring out stars from around the world - from Sir David Frost, who was honored with The Founders Award, to Ed Westwick, of the CW's 'Gossip Girl.' (Nov. 24)
Prosecutors say John Kerry's eldest daughter won't be charged with drunken driving in Los Angeles. Alexandra Kerry will not be charged because of a lack of evidence. (Nov. 24)
British TV productions won five International Emmys in Manhattan Monday night, while Brazil claimed its first prize and Sir David Frost was honored (Nov. 24)
The series that turned Jon and Kate Gosselin into celebrity parents of twins and sextuplets has come to an end in the wake of feuding and scandals consuming the estranged couple. (Nov. 23)
Fire investigators in Philadelphia say a candle caused a weekend apartment fire that left nearly two dozen people hurt, including four firefighters. (Nov. 23)
Because of recent brain surgery and a tracheotomy, the parents of bella adkinson were urged to get the little girl vaccinated against swine flu. But everywhere they called they were put on waiting lists until time ran out for their baby girl. (Nov. 23)
A federal judge is sentencing a man who firebombed a mosque in Tennessee to 14 years in prison. Michael Golden and 2 other men pleaded guilty to burning the Islamic Center of Columbia last year. The city is about 40 miles south of Nashville. (Nov. 23)
You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley unveiled what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. (Nov. 23)
While handing out Thanksgiving food donations in Atlanta, celebrity chef Paula Deen was accidentally hit in the face with a ham. (Nov. 23)
The season 13 winner of 'America's Next Top Model' is a self-professed dork who advises the importance of being yourself on a reality TV show. (Nov. 23)
Emergency personnel in Beaumont, Texas, rescued a man from a garbage truck where he apparently was dumped along with mounds of trash. (Nov. 23)
Investors halted a three-day losing streak, sending stocks broadly higher on a weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers.(Nov. 23)
President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy has `core strengths' that will put the nation in a good stead for the long term despite a difficult year for millions of people. (Nov. 23)
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Twins catcher Joe Mauer missed the first month of the season due to injury but bounced back to post an MVP campaign. He was a runaway winner in balloting for the AL award. (Nov. 23)
Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in 2.5 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.(Nov. 23)
Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. A plant spokesman said that the public was not endangered, when a dozen workers were exposed to radiation. (Nov. 23)
Some 25 hours after a crowded ferry sank off Indonesia's Sumatra island, a woman has been pulled from the choppy waters. At least 29 people drowned and 20 others are missing after the ferry was hit by towering waves during an inter-island trip. (Nov. 23)
Police say a Pittsburgh-area man told them he kicked a puppy to death because he was upset that the animal wouldn't behave before the start of Sunday's broadcast of the Pittsburgh Steelers game. (Nov. 23)