May 20, 2012 1:43 am
NEW YORK (AP) - A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. Chen Guangcheng had been hurriedly taken from a hospital hours earlier and put on...
May 20, 2012 1:43 am
Forecasters late Saturday issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the South Carolina coast after the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season formed in the Atlantic.
May 20, 2012 1:34 am
Taiwan's president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little early hope of realizing its long-term goal of unification.
May 20, 2012 1:29 am
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.
May 20, 2012 1:26 am
The Group of Eight world leaders has warned North Korea that it faces more sanctions if it continues to threaten the stability of the region with provocative acts such as its failed long-range rocket launch in April.
May 20, 2012 1:18 am
Russell Westbrook scored 10 of his 37 points during a stirring fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Durant added 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers...
May 20, 2012 1:12 am
A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks that there will be no more fighting between the guerrillas and government troops. It is the latest reported agreement between Myanmar's new reform-minded government and various ethnic rebels.
May 20, 2012 1:11 am
A Chinese coal miner has been rescued after being trapped underground for 17 days by an underground flood that killed at least 10 others.
May 20, 2012 1:06 am
Alexi Amarista scored San Diego's first two runs against his former team and then doubled in the go-ahead run off Dan Haren in the seventh inning to lead the Padres to a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
May 20, 2012 1:02 am
In the folk art world, the late Jimmy Lee Sudduth stands tall, a sweet man of enormous energy and spirit, prolific in raw paintings of mud on wood or cardboard. Patrons of the Kentuck Festival of the Arts remember his many years lingering in the shade of a pine, playing harmonica and chatting with...
May 20, 2012 1:01 am
Clayton Kershaw outdueled Jake Westbrook with a six-hitter for his fourth career shutout, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Saturday night.
May 20, 2012 12:57 am
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May 20, 2012 12:53 am
Since Affirmed last won horse racing's Triple Crown in 1978, 11 3-year-olds have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness - but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9.
May 20, 2012 12:50 am
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May 20, 2012 12:48 am
Jose Erik Correa scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and Chivas USA beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night in the SuperClasico.
May 20, 2012 12:44 am
The men's golf teams at Oklahoma and Tulsa have qualified for the NCAA championship tournament. OU earned its berth Saturday by finishing fifth in a regional tournament at Norman. It's the second consecutive championship appearance for the Sooners and 33rd overall.
May 20, 2012 12:42 am
Bruno Tiberti won five straight games to rally for a come-from-behind victory and lift Oklahoma Christian to the NAIA men's tennis championship on Saturday, 5-4 over Fresno (Calif.) Pacific.
May 20, 2012 12:32 am
Lower temperatures and higher humidity Saturday were helping crews assigned to a wildfire that has scorched 12 square miles in northern Colorado, one of several burning across the West.
May 20, 2012 12:32 am
Bridget Houlihan rifled through her gift bag and pulled out a gray T-shirt with a circular Chicago Cubs emblem on the front and FOLLOWER emblazoned across the back, resting on a row of logos from the top social media websites. "This is awesome," she said.
May 20, 2012 12:31 am
Include Me Out beat early leader Ellafitz by three-quarters of a length Saturday in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park, giving the 4-year-old filly her third straight victory - all in graded stakes.
May 20, 2012 12:29 am
These South Carolina lotteries were drawn Saturday: Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $16 million Palmetto Cash 5 13-18-32-35-36, Power-Up: 2 (thirteen, eighteen, thirty-two, thirty-five, thirty-six; Power, Up: two) Pick 3 Evening 8-3-5 (eight, three, five)
May 20, 2012 12:29 am
These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Saturday: Cash 5 14-15-16-20-21 (fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty, twenty-one) Estimated jackpot: $50,000 Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $16 million Pick 3 Evening 8-3-8 (eight, three, eight) Pick 3 Midday 4-7-6
May 20, 2012 12:28 am
These Massachusetts lotteries were drawn Saturday: Evening Numbers 0-3-3-8 (zero, three, three, eight) MassCash 05-16-18-23-27 (five, sixteen, eighteen, twenty-three, twenty-seven) Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $16 million Megabucks Doubler 02-13-14-26-30-44
May 20, 2012 12:14 am
Texas left-hander Derek Holland was itching to get on the mound Saturday night after his start was pushed back four days. Things didn't go how he'd hoped. The Rangers blew a four-run lead in a 6-5 loss to the Astros, who hit three home runs off Holland.
May 20, 2012 12:13 am
Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief, a man credited with ending the country's long civil war but who later was imprisoned after challenging the president in elections.
May 20, 2012 12:10 am
The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Cash 4 Evening" game were: 2-9-0-8 (two, nine, zero, eight)
May 20, 2012 12:10 am
The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Florida Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: 06-13-27-29-31 (six, thirteen, twenty-seven, twenty-nine, thirty-one)
May 20, 2012 12:10 am
The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: 07-08-14-20-27 (seven, eight, fourteen, twenty, twenty-seven)
May 20, 2012 12:10 am
The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Cash 5" game were: 14-15-16-20-21 (fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty, twenty-one) Estimated jackpot: $50,000
May 20, 2012 12:10 am
Marianne Brouillette lay down one night with two small children the Department of Children & Families left in her care. Every once in a while, one of them reached out to touch Brouillette's face. It was an unusual gesture, and she mentioned it to a department official later.
May 20, 2012 12:07 am
It's rare that major league pitchers get away with making mistakes at this level, especially against a lineup as potent as Boston's.
May 20, 2012 12:07 am
For the past six months, state police Trooper Andrew Canata has been pounding the pavement between regional libraries and cemetery plots.
May 20, 2012 12:05 am
The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun, creating a "ring of fire."
May 20, 2012 12:02 am
It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Jimmie Johnson did it for roughly 60 laps Saturday night, and it earned him a cool $1 million payday.
May 20, 2012 12:02 am
As Spartanburg native Todd Taylor was presented with the Order of the Palmetto, his mother, Nancy, couldn't help but think back to the moment that led him on a path to the state's highest civilian honor.
May 20, 2012 12:02 am
Little 2-year-old Bella went home with her mom and dad recently. So did her sister and four brothers. It doesn't sound like much. But they left from the Duval County Courthouse, where Darriel and Jessica Steedman formally became Bella's parents in an adoption ceremony.
May 20, 2012 12:00 am
Iran, Pakistan and other South Asian countries are a fast-rising force in the global methamphetamine market, with drug cartels thriving off the weak governance and law enforcement that have long fueled the region's heroin trade.
May 20, 2012 12:00 am
When the fire bell rings in Garysburg, Lester Greenwood Jr. answers it - every time. "I like to get out there and help," Greenwood said. "I can't pull the hose, but I can still be there and help the chief know what's going on."