Five days after the U.S. said it formally ended combat operations in Iraq, American officials say that U.S. troops helped repel a complex attack by a group of heavily armed militants against a Baghdad military headquarters.

Duong Nghe Ly can't wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and he wants to learn if his school has been transformed ...

AP - Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Every bit as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer.

Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp up killings and removals of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, despite recent court actions restoring the animal's endangered status across most of the country.

which is also what it is.

AFP - England's James Milner voiced his support for Wayne Rooney on Sunday after lurid reports about the striker's private life cast a shadow over preparations for the team's Euro 2012 clash with Switzerland.

Motivated by the deaths of two friends in war-zone explosions, 1st Lt. Timothy Dwyer decided to become a bomb hunter.

AP - No. 3 Boise State has in many ways never played a more important game than it will Monday night, when the Broncos face No. 10 Virginia Tech at FedEx Field.

A Colorado high school student wants an explanation from school officials after reportedly being told by security guards to remove American flags from his truck because they might make other students uncomfortable.

AP - Sent to the plate after a scary scene, pinch-hitter Scott Cousins delivered a game-winning single in the 10th inning for his first big league hit and the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 Sunday.

JetBlue Airways says that there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater -- who captured the nation's imagination with his profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and jump down a plane's emergency chute, beer in hand.

AP - Motorcycle racing endured its second tragedy in eight days Sunday, this time at the San Marino Grand Prix.

A flight attendant who captured America's attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and wasn't fired, his lawyer...

Two babies have been killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a gas tanker in Phoenix.

AP - Corey Patterson homered and had three RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles withstood four home runs by the Tampa Bay Rays in an 8-7 victory Sunday.

A man claiming to have a bomb around his chest prompted an evacuation of a Las Vegas casino for several hours.

The New York City Fire Department says a Manhattan sanitation pier that was the site of a smoky fire will need to be checked for stability.

AP - For the most part, things have gone quite well for Mississippi's football program since coach Houston Nutt arrived on campus in November of 2007.

Crew members from Kentucky and Florida were identified Saturday as the two people killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai.

A Massachusetts golf course groundskeeper who drove a lawn mower into a water hazard and got stuck under it has drowned.

AP - The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract.

Newly released video shows firefighters arriving at the scene of a blazing plane crash at Denver International Airport and finding a calm scene.

AFP - Reigning champion Kim Clijsters rolled into the US Open quarter-finals on Sunday while third seed Venus Williams booked a date with French Open champion Francesca Schiavone to decide a semi-final spot.

In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.

AP - Miguel Angel Jimenez won the European Masters on Sunday, shooting a 4-under 67 to beat Edoardo Molinari by three strokes.

Here are a few tips for parents who have children heading off to college:

and her parents are in an office supply store, disagreeing about hanging files, of all things.

AP - Give Floyd Mayweather Jr. credit for one thing. Like any great fighter, he knows when to turn and run.

Authorities have identified the man who they say went from big winnings at a Southern California casino to death at the hands of robbers.

AP - Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line in front.

all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.

Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.