NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.

A prominent software programmer who had denied having anything to do with his estranged wife's disappearance even after he was convicted of her murder led police Monday to what is believed to be her body, defense attorneys said.

A tornado tore through several towns in northern North Dakota on Monday, destroying at least one building, damaging others and injuring at least two people, authorities said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his first talks with President Bush since his election have resulted in no progress on the issues dividing the countries.

An 11th century temple that sits on Cambodia's disputed border zone with Thailand was designated as a world heritage site, a UNESCO official said Monday.

As some residents whose homes were threatened by a vast Southern California wildfire were allowed to return home on Monday, forecasters warned that the cooler, damper conditions that have aided recent firefighting efforts would soon turn in favor of the flames.

Leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized powers are deeply concerned about rising oil and food prices but remain positive about the outlook for the global economy, they said in a communique released Tuesday.

Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.

A rose-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital Monday, killing two people on the ground, local authorities...

Among the smiles and hugs shared by three American hostages ? freed last week from rebels in Colombia ? and their families...

Almost half of the coral-reef ecosystems in U.S. territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures...

Car lovers in Iraq, tired of an endless parade of sand-colored Humvees, got a bit of a treat Monday when police discovered five fancy cars...

President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged today to keep working together on common problems, but progress appeared slow...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki proposed Monday that negotiators include a timetable for the departure of U.S. troops in any agreement...

Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative...

When media and technology tycoons convene today in idyllic southern Idaho for five days of deal making and outdoor recreation, the mountain...

Rising gasoline prices have brought a new twist on the state lottery in Florida. Once a week for the next two months, the second-prize winner...

European officials have proposed scaling back dramatically their goal of increasing Europe's use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central...