LONDON (AP) — Pompeii is the little Roman town that became a byword for sudden, violent death. A new exhibition at the British Museum wants it to be equally famous for raucous, exuberant life. Most visitors will ... Read more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Michael Lesley crisscrossed Harvard Yard, looking up from his copy of David Hume's "The Natural History of Religion" only to avoid the tourists that shuffled through the snow-covered ... Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has redesigned its social network to address complaints that the News Feed on its website has turned into a jumble of monotonous musings and random photos. In an attempt to ... Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A homeless Kansas City man will soon have well over $100,000 after returning an engagement ring to a woman who accidentally dropped it in his cup earlier this month. "I think in our world ... Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The big boys brought their little girls to see NASCAR's shining star. Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson all took their daughters to meet Danica Patrick this week at Daytona ... Read more
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually abusive ... Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday added his first coalition partner as he works to build a new government, agreeing to bring in a dovish rival to oversee contacts with the ... Read more
BERLIN (AP) — Jude Law says his biggest challenge in preparing for Steven Soderbergh's new thriller "Side Effects" was psychological: convincing himself that he could play a psychiatrist properly. The movie has ... Read more
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,000. The card depicting the Brooklyn Atlantics amateur baseball club was sold by Saco ... Read more