Kevin West

Americans, showing amazing resilience during the recession, snapped up existing homes last year and pushed sales to an all-time high.

Ken Hitchcock has been fired as coach of the Dallas Stars. He'll be replaced by assistant coach Rick Wilson on an interim basis.

Growth in Internet domain names slowed considerably last year as speculators who once hoped to make a fortune off easy-to-remember addresses dropped properties they couldn't unload.

Gateway Inc., the nation's fourth-largest computer maker, announced that it will eliminate 2,250 jobs and close 19 stores and several offices in an effort to cut costs as it struggles with reduced industry sales and a shrinking share of the U.S. marke

At least once a day, Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight attendant Brandie Cartwright searches the cabin to make sure there are no weapons or bombs.

A Northwest Airlines flight headed for Beijing was diverted to another Chinese city after a security alert. Authorities questioned the passengers and crew after the jet landed, the U.S. airline said Friday.

Marines practised raiding a "terrorist" camp Thursday in a flood-damaged apartment complex as part of a training exercise for troops who will replace Marines now stationed in Afghanistan.

Two years after they last saw their son, the parents of John Walker Lindh offered him their steadfast love and a spirited defense.

Lawyers for John Walker Lindh say he didn't get legal help when he wanted it. But a piece of paper he signed undercuts those claims, according to some legal experts.

A U.S. magistrate has ruled that the city of Columbus is not responsible for more than $16,000 in fees for SOA Watch lawyers who fought to prevent the city from blocking an annual protest at the gates of Fort Benning.