FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) - Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.
Date: 07/03/09 | National AP
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria - the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a...
Date: 07/03/09 | World AP
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A Texas woman will serve at least nine years in prison for drowning her 3-month-old granddaughter in what the defense said was a misguided effort to teach the infant to swim.
Date: 07/03/09 | National AP
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show readers the value of a quiet...
Date: 07/03/09 | Technology AP
PRAGUE, (AP) - The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.
Date: 07/03/09 | Entertainment AP
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a bill easing restrictions on the country's beleaguered human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations.
Date: 07/03/09 | World AP
AMSTERDAM (AP) - A Cuban pitcher considered by many baseball scouts to be the No. 1 left-handed prospect in the world left his hotel and vanished before the first ball was thrown at a tournament in the Netherlands, leaving his whereabouts a mystery,...
Date: 07/03/09 | Baseball
MONACO (AP) - Sprint star Tom Boonen of Belgium has been cleared to compete in the Tour de France after winning his appeal of a ban for testing positive for cocaine.
Date: 07/03/09 | Other