· Investigators seek answers to Houston's death
Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that felt as much like a memorial as a...
· Music world prays for Whitney Houston at Grammys
The Grammy awards show opened on Sunday with a prayer for legendary US singer Whitney Houston, whose death cast a cloud over the event, due to feature a comeback performance by British soul
· Glossy leather stands out at NY fashion week
Shiny leather stood out during a particularly busy Sunday at New York fashion week, with both Derek Lam and Donna Karan for DKNY making the most of the material in its most highly polished...
· At Fort Bliss, video valentines recorded for soldiers
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Aamber Alderson's sweetheart - her husband, Staff Sergeant James Alderson - will be thousands of miles away from her on Valentine's Day. So on Friday at Fort...
· Exonerated Texas man's grave gets permanent tribute
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The first person in the United States to be exonerated posthumously on the basis of DNA evidence received a lasting tribute in his home state of Texas this...
· Civil unions criticized ahead of NJ marriage vote
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the fall of 2010, John Grant was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with a shattered skull after being hit by a car in New York City. Grant's partner, Daniel Weiss, arrived
· Foreign students given unearned degrees at North Dakota college
(Reuters) - Hundreds of foreign students in a joint degree program at a North Dakota state university were admitted despite lacking credentials and awarded degrees without completing...
· U.S. blues museum planned for St. Louis riverfront
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A few blocks from the Mississippi River levee where a homeless W.C. Handy composed "St. Louis Blues" more than 100 years ago, the first national blues museum in the...
· Whitney Houston's daughter released from hospital
Whitney Houston's daughter has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after being rushed there the morning after her mother's death. A source close to the family who did not want to...
· Wisconsin fishermen on ice as sturgeon spear season opens
WINNECONNE, Wis (Reuters) - Dan Loftus, on a mission to spear a sturgeon from the ice-choked waters of Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago, dropped a rubber chicken into the frigid emerald abyss and
· Whitney Houston's daughter taken in ambulance
Paramedics say they took Whitney Houston's daughter to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday morning for unspecified medical reasons. The Beverly Hills Fire Department says Bobbi Kristina...
· The fight begins: Obama's budget going to Congress
The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes...
· Wintry mix pelts south central U.S., icy temps chill east
(Reuters) - The south central United States was pelted with a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain that threatened travel on Sunday, while frigid temperatures chilled the East Coast during...
· US gambles on special forces in Afghanistan strategy
As it draws down troops in Afghanistan, the United States plans to rely heavily on its special forces, gambling the elite troops can serve as a firewall to prevent the Taliban seizing back...
· Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate
Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn...
· Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor
It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box....
· Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says President Barack Obama's compromise on birth control coverage isn't good enough, so he'll push for a vote on legislation that would exempt any...
· Whitney Houston: Brilliant, troubled pop star dies
A year ago, Clive Davis' glittery pre-Grammy showcase was winding down after a number of electric performances when the grandest name of all, Whitney Houston, walked on stage to close the...
· Pop queen Whitney Houston dies on eve of Grammys
A year ago, Clive Davis' glittery pre-Grammy showcase was winding down after electric performances from Mumford & Sons, Jennifer Hudson and others when the grandest name of all, Whitney...
· Merkel taking Europe in wrong direction: Soros
American billionaire George Soros slammed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in an interview published on Sunday, warning that her policies could lead to a repeat of the Great Depression. ...