By PETER BAKER and HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in the Senate are prepared to give Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton a still-undefined leadership role there if she does not become Barack Obama’s secretary of state, Democratic ... (Read More)

By Steve Marcus, Reuters By Bob Velin, USA TODAY His brittle right hand, to be exact, the one that has kept breaking on the hard heads and other body parts of Malignaggi's foes throughout his boxing career.

Colombo, Sri Lanka (AHN) - Sri Lankan troops broke a major defense line of Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday while other government forces captured a clandestine air strip used by the separatists to launch air strikes.

Two US astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour's crew have finished the second of four planned spacewalks of the mission on Thursday, continuing the repair job for the International Space Station's right-side solar array joint, NASA TV broadcast.

Bolt: Animated feature. Voiced by John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman and Mark Walton. Directed by Byron Howard and Chris Williams (PG.

Dell's earnings are expected to drop nearly 20% when it reports third-quarter results late Thursday. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect the Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker to report earnings of $615.99 million, or 31 cents a ... (Read More)

Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii: "The responsibility our country has for its indigenous people has been one of the major causes that Ted Stevens has pursued.

A federal judge in Washington on Thursday freed five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused by government prosecutors of supporting al Qaeda's military efforts against the US military and its allies.

Mike Mussina waving his cap as he left the game on Sept. 18 against the White Sox. By TYLER KEPNER Some of the greatest players in baseball wheezed to the finish, wearing odd uniforms, their skills long gone.

By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY Gay rights advocates are rethinking their political strategy after losing the right to marry in California.