The NBA's longest-tenured owner has passed away. Abe Pollin, who owned the Washington Wizards for 45 years died Tuesday at the age of 85. (Nov. 25)
The mother of a 13-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who was missing in New York City for 11 days says her son spent the entire time in the subway system. (Nov. 25)
Contestants in Cincinnati competed for 100 dollars in prize money by hurling frozen turkeys across an ice rink and knocking down as many pins as possible. (Nov. 24)
A man involved in an incident with a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer shown on the Internet will not face felony charges. Michael Gibson has pleaded not guilty to disturbing the peace, public drunkenness and indecent exposure. (Nov. 24)
An 80-year-old Florida man fell to his death when a drawbridge he was crossing went up, and he wasn't able to hang on. (Nov. 24)
Donny Osmond was chosen as the new champion of 'Dancing with the Stars' Tuesday evening in the two-hour finale of the ninth season of the ABC show. Osmond beat out Mya and Kelly Osbourne. (Nov. 24)
A Jordanian man charged with trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper with what he thought was a car bomb will go on trial next summer. The trial was supposed to start in December but the judge found that more time was needed to review evidence. (Nov. 24)
NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson was in New York City Tuesday, celebrating his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Johnson wrapped up the title with a fifth place finish in Sunday's season-ending race. (Nov. 24)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife to the White House Tuesday for the administration's first state dinner. (Nov. 24)
A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to allegations he set his girlfriend on fire and tried to set her 12-year-old daughter ablaze. (Nov. 24)
Three lacrosse players at Sacred Heart University have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room. A lawyer for one of the men said the accusations were a gross exaggeration of alcohol-fueled hijinks. (Nov. 24)
A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. (Nov. 24)
Even as Americans get away for Thanksgiving, they can't escape the mindset of a troubled economy. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports. (Nov. 24)
18-year-old Jared Christiansen isn't letting his age stop him from thinking big. He is one of two Democrats aiming to replace Jim Doyle as Wisconsin's governor. Doyle is not running for a third term. (Nov. 24)
Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to 'finish the job' on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region. (Nov. 24)
The Zhu Zhu pet is one of this year's must-have holiday gifts. It's almost impossible to find in stores. The one place you can find them is online, but be ready to pay a premium. (Nov. 24)
A speedboat racer was hospitalized after his vessel went airborne and broke apart upon hitting the water this weekend during a race in Arizona. (Nov. 24)
Here's the latest news for Tuesday, Nov. 24: Obama confident public will support Afghan decision; Census worker staged death; Executions in China for tainted milk scandal; First State Dinner at Obama White House.
An Alabama district attorney is considering charging a 14-year-old girl with helping arrange the gang rape of her ninth-grade classmate, after conflicting statements she made in a TV interview. (Nov. 24)
St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols is a unanimous winner in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and collects his second straight and third overall NL MVP award. (Nov. 24)
A revised reading on third-quarter Gross Domestic Product shows that the economy is growing, but not as fast as previously thought.(Nov. 24)
South Carolina legislators upset with Gov. Mark Sanford's summer disappearance to see his lover in Argentina on Tuesday began debating a measure that ultimately would remove him from office. The Republican also faces 37 ethics charges. (Nov. 24)
Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients. (Nov. 24)
ABC's 'Good Morning America' has canceled Adam Lambert's scheduled performance on Wednesday's show because of his racy appearance on the American Music Awards on Sunday night. (Nov. 24)
A high speed chase in South Florida which reached speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour, came to a safe end Tuesday when the driver surrendered to police. (Nov. 24)
Police in San Fernando, California, are searching for a man they say attacked a nun, stole her purse, and then fled the scene. Police say the man had approached the nuns asking them for money. (Nov. 24)
President Barack Obama says he plans to "finish the job" in Afghanistan but its people "ultimately have to provide for their own security." The president plans to announce his decision on how many additional troops to deploy after Thanksgiving. (Nov. 24)
A Belgian man, thought to be in a vegetative state for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to communicate. The doctor who discovered Rom Houben's normal brain activity said Tuesday that he will scan other purported coma cases. (Nov 24)
Toys should bring kids joy, but sometimes they bring injury. That's why U.S. PIRG, an advocate for the public interest is releasing it's 24th annual Trouble in Toyland safety report. (Nov. 24)
China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, the only two people sentenced to death in a scheme to water down infant formula with an industrial chemical that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000. (Nov. 24)
Shakira, who says she used to feel like she lived in a golden cage, asserts her freedom on her new album 'She Wolf.' (Nov. 24)
The annual Victoria's Secret runway show doesn't air till December, but this year's Angels gave us a sneak peek of their sexy looks. Models Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes admit they still get nervous before walking the catwalk in wings. (Nov. 24)
Google is documenting the artifacts of Iraq's national museum. Google chief Eric Schmidt toured the museum Tuesday, and said the photographs would be available for viewing online in 2010. (Nov 24)
An emotional Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be the head football coach at the University of Florida 'as long as they'll have me.' Meyer's name has been rumored in connection with the coaching job at Notre Dame. (Nov. 24)
As a mother and her son, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, walked through Somalia's capital last September, she saw a bullet tear through her 8-year-old's cheekbones, nose and mouth. Ahmed is struggling to heal. His is a lost face of Somalia's war. (Nov. 23)
Florida is still No. 1 in college football as the top nine teams held onto their spots in the latest AP Top 25 Poll. Each of the top three teams, Florida, Alabama and Texas, face longtime rivals this coming week. (Nov. 22)
State and federal authorities will investigate the death of a teen who was killed in a wood chipper accident. Poquoson police say Frank Gornick was part of a three-person crew working to remove tree limbs and debris from a home. (Nov. 23)
An insurance executive accused of secretly making nude video recordings of ESPN cable TV sports reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty Monday to interstate stalking. The AP's John Mone reports. (Nov. 23)
Chief guilty of 3 counts in Parker-Broderick case; Lambert's performance draws over 1,500 complaints; Overnight star Susan Boyle focus of TV special. (Nov. 24)
Devon Alexander was among 30 boys who began boxing in a program started by a local police officer. Over half of those young men are now in jail or dead, but Alexander has defied the odds to become a champ. AP Video essay by Martha Irvine. (Nov. 24)