LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has set the stage for trial of a civil suit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG Live. Katherine Jackson claims the company negligently hired the doctor ... Read more
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The fear is gone. The doubt too for that matter. Ditto the hesitation. A year into his comeback from the concussion-like symptoms that nearly derailed Sidney Crosby's career, the Pittsburgh ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says Meltwater gained an unfair advantage in the marketplace by refusing to pay a licensing fee to The Associated Press for its content. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote (KOHT') on ... Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Arnold Palmer is stating his case to ban the method used for long putters. And he says golf would be making a mistake to have two sets of rules. In a wide-ranging press conference Wednesday, ... Read more
LONDON (AP) — Even cyberwar has rules, and one group of experts is putting out a manual to prove it. Their handbook, due to be published later this week, applies the practice of international law to the world of ... Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — NFL owners have passed two rule changes to enhance player safety and are expected to vote later Tuesday whether to ban offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against ... Read more
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate was expected to vote Friday on a pair of bills that could make the state's abortion laws the most restrictive in the country. One bill would ban most abortions if a ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Some family members of Sept. 11 terror victims are angry over new flight-safety rules that will permit small knives on planes. The head of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday ... Read more
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Ritual words, uttered in Latin, open and close the secret selection process of the new pope. It starts with "Extra omnes" — or "Everyone out" — expelling all but voting cardinals ... Read more
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Even if Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star athlete violated basic gun-handling regulations and ... Read more