Critics call it a Band-Aid, but supporters say a suicide hot line is a gateway into government services.

The Anti-Defamation League announced its opposition to a proposed Islamic center and mosque, intensifying a fierce national debate about the limits of religious freedom.

Traffic near a seafood shack is so infamous, officials approved $100 million to build a bypass around the town.

The group is working to redefine itself amid falling numbers, a push for diversity and a knock on the door from girls.

Leaders in Columbus, Ohio, who have long despaired that the city lacks a distinctive image, have embarked on a multiyear quest to define the city’s soul.

The focus is more on long-term recovery now that some of the urgent demands of the spill are diminishing.

With growth at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter and the stimulus fading, an analyst says the rest of the year will feel like a recession.

If the government has to change Social Security, people may need to put aside a lot more money to make up for any reduction in benefits.

A trial could offer the first glimpse of a technology that may hold vast medical promise but also is embroiled in controversy.

The president emphasized that G.M. and Chrysler had returned to profitability and added jobs since the government came to their rescue over a year ago.

Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer to spoil a strong outing by Phil Hughes, and the Yankees lost to the Rays, who have won seven in a row.

A crucial misplay by Jose Reyes squandered two home runs by David Wright.

Far from the spotlight and after his daughter’s death, Davey Johnson is at ease managing college players.

On the East Cape of Baja California, roosterfish, with their unique dorsal fins, are engaging fly fishermen on the shore who enjoy a thrill but don’t mind a workout.

A seemingly contrite Ben Roethlisberger, who was dogged in the off-season by allegations of sexual assault, said, “It’s all about football right now.”

Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza is accused of murder in a gruesome case that has fascinated much of Brazil.

Who is ever surprised by anything Diego Maradona does, or is done to him?

The Jets added a former player, receiver Laveranues Coles, to their roster and announced contract extensions for Coach Rex Ryan and General Manager Mike Tannenbaum.

Jesus Feliciano was recalled from Class AAA Buffalo and was in uniform Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Two distinguished Giants, Ike Hilliard and David Tyree, retired after signing one-day contracts with the team. One will be remembered for a consistent career, the other for one big catch.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated.

Bad weather has hindered rescue efforts in Pakistan, where flooding has claimed at least 430 lives.  The death toll has surpassed that of a 1929 deluge, which killed 408.

Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.

The water supply was safe in a northeastern China city after more than 3,000 containers of toxic chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods in a decade in the country, an official said Thursday.

Raging forest fires encircled a southern Russian city and tore through provincial villages Thursday, forcing mass evacuations as Moscow suffered through a record, weeks-long heat wave and smog cloud caused by peat-bog fires.

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A cloud of harmful smog has enveloped Moscow, raising airborne pollutants to four times the norm, officials said Wednesday, and prompting doctors to urge residents to stay indoors as the city swelters in a record heat wave.