CRAWFORD, Texas – White House Press Secretary Tony Snow on Wednesday defended U.S. support for letting Israeli troops remain in Lebanon until a robust multinational force can back up the Lebanese army and keep Hezbollah terrorists from regaining control of the area. The matter has divided the United States from …

NEW YORK – Kiefer Sutherland, “The Office” and all the other Emmy winners had a good night. So did Emmycast host Conan O’Brien, who scored plenty of laughs. But Emmy wasn’t so fortunate, nor was NBC, which carried the awards program. Sunday’s awards show drew its fourth-smallest audience ever, according …

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Suspected members one of Brazil’s most notorious organized crime groups attacked a police station and two banks in Sao Paulo, officials said Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks that have killed hundreds in recent months. The attacks late Tuesday were apparently carried out in …

SALT LAKE CITY – The United States and its allies in freedom are in a war they didn’t ask for, but will continue to wage it and win, President Bush told the American Legion national convention Thursday. “The war we fight today is more than a military conflict, it is …

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fell Friday as worries about slower economic growth hit shares of industrial companies such as Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and disappointing news from chip makers pulled tech stocks lower. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 36.34 points, or 0.33 percent, to end at 11,088.03. The Standard …

NEWARK, N.J. – Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his “Rocky” movies. Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S. District Court last week that they have settled the 2003 lawsuit for undisclosed terms. Wepner had …

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – Caribbean Sea temperatures have reached their annual high two months ahead of schedule — a sign coral reefs may suffer the same widespread damage as last year, scientists said Monday. Sea temperatures around Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys reached 83.5 degrees Saturday — …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli forces killed three people and wounded six in the Gaza Strip, officials said Thursday, and the army dropped leaflets on towns and villages warning that homes hiding weapons would be attacked. During the army’s second day of an operation in the Mughazi refugee camp …

DALLAS – A month after the death of E. Pierce Marshall, who feuded for years with Anna Nicole Smith over his father’s oil fortune, his family says they are more committed than ever in their legal battle against the former Playboy playmate. “Nothing has changed from the family’s standpoint as …

WASHINGTON – More than a dozen grandmothers from New York who were arrested last October after they tried to enlist in the armed services at a recruiting center on Times Square joined peace activist Cindy Sheehan for a march and rally in Washington on Monday. “We are involved in an …