NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help with the cleanup. He also pledged $1 million ... Read more
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The World Baseball Classic begins late Friday night U.S. time and once again Japan is the team to beat. The Japanese won the international tournament the first two times it was played, ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Lagat will run the longest race of his career when he competes in next month's NYC Half. The 38-year-old American started out as a 1,500-meter specialist and shifted to the 5,000 later in ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three death row inmates in Georgia are seeking a court order that would prevent the state from using a drug to execute them without a doctor's prescription. The inmates, two of whom are to be ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — France, waging war against Islamist extremists in Mali, is on the hunt for would-be fighters at home, fearful that they will join militants in the conflict in its former African colony or take ... Read more
Imagine for a moment a Super Bowl without the avocado. No tubs of guacamole to be defiled by double-dipping guests at your big game-day party. No chunks of creamy green flesh with which to spike your salsa or scatter ... Read more