Taylor Swift wins BMI award for top song; Jackson's funeral cost nearly $1 million; Warhol's Michael Jackson portrait sells for $812K. (Nov. 11)
At the London premiere for 'Harry Brown,' Michael Caine talks about combating gang crime and growing up on the estate that is featured in the film. (Nov. 11)
Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities into darkness for hours. Problems at one of the world's biggest hydroelectric dams caused the outage. (Nov. 11)
The coach of a Louisiana team goes wild in the middle of a match in Florida. A referee's call made him so angry he threw several items, including a cooler and hockey sticks onto the ice. He's been suspended from coaching indefinitely. (Nov. 10)
AP Sports Writer Rachel Cohen previews three key games in the NFL this week, including the Patriots visiting the Colts. Two 6-2 teams meet as the Bengals play the Steelers. The Cowboys also tangle with the Packers. (Nov. 10)
Jane Lynch, the cheerleading coach on Fox's 'Glee,' talks about appearing in the off-Broadway play, 'Love, Loss and What I Wore.' (Nov. 10)
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, star of Fox's "Brothers," says the sitcom captures real situations. Mitchell's credits include "Veronica's Closet" before he was injured in a motorcycle accident and "Ed" after he began using a wheelchair. (Nov. 10)
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated video game has hit store shelves. The Associated Press spoke with developer Infinity Ward about the latest version of the first-person shooter. (Nov. 10)
Residents of a Dutch town are opposing a project to store carbon dioxide deep under their houses. Governments and energy companies have been counting on the technology to help fight greenhouse gas emissions. (Nov 10)
Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells The Associated Press that he's fighting to control a rare form of leukemia and the prognosis is favorable. (Nov. 10)
North and South Korean naval ships have fired on each other off the western coast of the peninsula. Each claims the other side violated their territorial waters. (Nov 10)
Tyrone Carter returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown as the Steelers beat the Broncos, 28-10, Monday night. Pittsburgh kept its' share of the AFC North lead with the win. Denver fell to 6-2 with its' second consecutive loss. (Nov. 10)
The Dow Jones industrial average has stormed to its highest level in more than a year. (Nov. 9)
About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us were recalled Monday, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. (Nov. 9)
Cadbury has rejected a renewed $16.4 billion hostile bid from Kraft Foods after the company refused to sweeten a previous offer. (Nov. 9)
A senior Iranian prosecutor accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage on Monday, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. (Nov. 9)
Germany's capital was packed with special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Monday. Chancellor Angela Merkel retraced the steps she took in 1989, speaking at Bornholmer Strasse subway station. (Nov 09)
A fight breaks out among players at a high school game in Providence, R.I. that soon spread to fans in the stands. It happened during high school soccer state championship games. (Nov. 9)
Media access to the Dalai Lama appeared to be restricted Monday, as he continued a week-long visit to a disputed border region near Tibet. China had asked that his trip be cancelled entirely, but India refused. (09 November 2009)
With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell. (Nov. 9)
Damage and destruction from a weekend storm is now responsible for the deaths of more than 100 people in parts of El Salvador. Another 60 people remain missing. (Nov. 9)
Saints rally to beat Panthers, 30-20, to improve to 8-0 for the first time in team history. Cowboys defeat Eagles, 20-16. Chargers beat Giants with late touchdown pass, 21-20. Titans defeat 49ers, 34-27. (Nov. 8)
Florida, Texas and Alabama remain the top three teams in college football. TCU moved up two spots to No. 4 after routing San Diego State. Oklahoma fell out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2005. (Nov. 8)
Colts hang on to beat Texans, 20-17, for their 17th straight regular season win. Tom Brady throws for 332 yards as New England tops Miami, 27-17. Kurt Warner's five touchdown passes lead Arizona over Chicago. Bengals beat Ravens. (Nov. 8)
A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor blew himself up Sunday in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people. (Nov. 8)
Iowa and Oregon see their national championship hopes go up in smoke while Alabama, Florida, Texas and Cincinnati stay unbeaten. (Nov. 7)
A tentative forecast track shows Tropical Storm Ida, packing winds of up to 60 miles per hour, could hit the U.S. Gulf Coast early in the week. (Nov. 7)
Two days of heavy rains have caused massive flooding in the northern coast of Australia. (Nov. 7)
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says the worst of the job losses are behind and gives advice to job seekers. (Nov. 6)
The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983, and is likely to go higher. The AP's Mark Hamrick says this is the 22nd month the economy has lost jobs, the longest on record. (Nov. 6)
A Brazilian man has shocked his family by showing up at his own funeral. Family members had incorrectly identified Ademir Jorge Goncalves as a car crash victim Sunday night. (06 November 2009)
Award winning French chocolatier Patrick Roger is commemorating the fall of communism with a fifteen meter long and nine hundred kilogram chocolate reproduction of the Berlin Wall. (Nov. 06)
AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews three top games in the NFL this week, including Dallas visiting Philadelphia. The undefeated Colts host the Texans, while the Super Bowl champion Steelers travel to Denver. (Nov. 5)
A chihuahua tossed out by its owner, perhaps because of the way she was born, is looking for a new home and extra TLC to help with the unusual obstacles that lay ahead for her. (Nov. 5)
Nearly as soon as the Yankees hoisted their World Series trophy Wednesday night, the focus shifted to how New York defeated Philadelphia, and what's next for the two teams. The AP's John Klobucar, Ron Blum and Ben Walker discuss the Series. (Nov. 5)
Afghans were protesting what they said were civilian deaths in the south and the east of the country Thursday. Meanwhile, the U.N. announced it was relocating staff following a deadly attack on one of its guest houses in the capital. (Nov 05)
Australian farmers in the outback of Western Queensland are under siege from a kangaroo plague, with the drought-ravaged animals moving into towns, desperate for food. (Nov. 5)
The fall of the Berlin Wall changed personal landscapes as well as political maps. One couple living an ordinary life along the German-Polish border managed to turn the clock back decades. (Nov 05)
Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs as the New York Yankees won their 27th championship with a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The AP''s John Klobucar reports from Yankee Stadium. (Nov. 5)
Three female spectacled bears in a zoo in the Eastern German city of Leipzig have suddenly lost nearly all their fur. (Nov. 05)