Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has won a presidential straw poll of activists attending the Conservative Political Action Conference, a key annual gathering of right-leaning Republican activists concluding Saturday in Washington. Read ful...

Mitt Romney, the perpetually questioned front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, had a rough week. Three embarrassing losses to Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s non-binding contests led to questions about Romney’s conservative bona fides ju...

(Reuters) - Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's chief executive and chief financial officer. Six sm...

Whitney Houston, the acclaimed and accomplished superstar singer, has died at age 48, her publicist announced today. Her recent history is one of seeking to fulfill her gift of music with her personal struggles, which included drugs, emotional...

LONGWOOD, Fla.—Gearing up for a tough political season ahead, Michelle Obama said Saturday she's trying to get as much done as possible before the general election campaign starts to drown out everything else.

Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the windy Pyrenees course.

Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been preliminarily identified as one of his victims, and authorities continued to search another site for the remains of as many as 10 people.

Portland, Maine – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney beat Ron Paul by a small margin at the Maine Caucuses Saturday.The announcement regarding the win was given by Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster.KABC 7 reports...

BEIJING — As measured by China’s state-run media, the country’s leadership transition is already well underway. Vice President Xi Jinping , who will move up to Communist Party general secretary later this year and president of China in 2013, has app...

Deonte Alexander scored 27 points to lead Lipscomb to a 99-91 overtime victory over Stetson on Saturday.