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After a new blowout preventer was latched to the wellhead, BP prepared to conduct tests that should allow the company to finish plugging the well.

The peace talks could cement the legacy of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a diplomat. But the talks could also pose risks to any political ambitions she may harbor.

Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.

Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels — and that’s not even counting all the new fees that airlines have introduced lately.

Florida has set up foreclosures-only courts to reduce the state’s huge backlog of cases, but borrowers’ lawyers are critical of the process.

It was no surprise that fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic, who had struggled with injury this season, was unsettled by the wind swirling inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.

A diminished Tropical Storm Earl left barely a hint of damage after slapping at Nantucket and Cape Cod.

Colombians call Uriel Henao the king of the prohibited ballads, a genre that describes the exploits of rebels, coca farmers and traffickers.

Standup comic Robert Schimmel was a frequent guest on Howard Stern’s radio show

Tennis is being transformed by an older generation of bigger and stronger athletes, who have placed a premium on maturity.

With top-tier actors and affordable tickets, the city’s theater scene is rich and intimate.

The security firm created shell companies to obtain U.S. contracts after it was criticized for its conduct in Iraq, investigators said.

Democrats have yet to find a unifying message to address the economy and are scrambling to come up with job-creating remedies before voters go to the polls.

Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.

The Open House crew discuss the diverting plot lines of Week One, like the play of Beatrice Capra and Ryan Harrison, and what they mean for the second week.

Nothing like the full-throated hurricane that was feared, Earl moved past the New York and Massachusetts coasts early Saturday as little more than a routine storm.

A remote-controlled bomb detonated atop a parked motorcycle on Saturday, killing seven Afghans, according to local government and hospital officials.

Joe Miller, who won the Republican primary, has devoted his life to institutions and isolation.

A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.

Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.