Eric Linton

A federal court ruled Tuesday that Texas' redistricting maps discriminate against black and Hispanic voters, effectively killing the new districts before they could take effect for the November election.

The euro remained firm while Asian shares steadied Wednesday as investors awaited U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Friday speech.

Samsung vowed Tuesday to fight Apple's request to ban U.S. sales of some of its smartphones from U.S. stores following its landmark lawsuit verdict last week.

The U.S. military said Monday it is disciplining U.S. troops over two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one involving a video depicting Marines urinating on corpses and another over burned copies of the Koran.

Markets from stocks to currencies were caught in ranges Tuesday as investors waited for a gathering of central bankers and economists at Jackson Hole, Wyo., later in the week for clues over the Federal Reserve's potential easing options.

Tropical Storm Isaac approached hurricane strength as descended on the Florida Keys Sunday, but its course appeared to veering away from Tampa, site of the Republican National Convention, and toward the northern Gulf Coast.

Britain said Sunday it was still committed to reaching a diplomatic solution with Ecuador over the presence of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the country's London embassy, after both sides took steps to defuse the standoff.

The son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan, Afghan intelligence said Sunday, even as the Taliban insisted that he was alive and well.

Germany rejected Sunday calls to give Greece more time to implement economic reforms, with the economy minister saying in an interview that Athens needs to respect the bailout deal reached with its international creditors.

Syrian opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's army Sunday of massacring scores of people in a town near Damascus that it recently recaptured from rebels.

Tropical Storm Isaac approached hurricane strength as descended on the Florida Keys Sunday, and forecasters warned it could become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane on an expected track toward the northern Gulf Coast.

Lance Armstrong gave up his fight against doping charges Thursday night, in effect surrending his record seven Tour de France titles.

Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Asian shares retreated from a two-week high Friday on scaled back expectations of more stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and growth concerns after manufacturing surveys from the euro zone and China depicted a bleak outlook.

Mitt Romney's campaign told a Denver TV reporter in advance she could ask him no questions about Todd Akin or abortion, she said Thursday.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has jumped to a 10-point lead over Republican Todd Akin after his "legitimate rape" remark, according to a new poll, but she herself is skeptical.

Ecuador's standoff with with Britain over Julian Assange "could be ended tomorrow" if London would give the WikiLeaker safe passage to Ecuador, President Rafael Correa said Thursday.

President Barack Obama piled on Missouri GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin Wednesday night, mocking Akin by saying he "somehow missed science class."

Asian shares rose and the euro hit a seven-week high Thursday as the Federal Reserve's minutes raised the prospect for more U.S. stimulus while uncertainty continued over progress in Europe's debt crisis, including the European Central Bank's bold action.

Ecuadorian authorities said Wednesday they have evacuated 110 families from the vicinity of the Tungurahua volcano, which has been spewing molten rock and ash since the weekend.

A Virginia man was indicted Wednesday on federal and local charges for last week's shooting of an unarmed security guard at a conservative Christian lobbying group in Washington, federal authorities said.

Ben Bernanke received an unlikely defense of his work at the U.S. Federal Reserve by a top Mitt Romney adviser, who said on Tuesday that he should be considered for a third term as chairman

Asian shares fell Wednesday morning after recent rally, but the euro held near a seven-week high on hopes the European Central Bank will act to rein in surging euro zone borrowing costs and policymakers will find ways to keep Greece on lifelines.

A top Syrian said Tuesday the government is prepared to discuss the exit of President Bashar al-Assad, but his resignation cannot be a precondition for talks.

Asian shares edged up Tuesday as investors held on to hopes the European Central Bank will act to soothe borrowing costs, even as officials denied a report about the shape of its planned bond buying strategy.

Germany's central bank warned Monday that Europe's biggest economy could be stressed by the continent's endless financial crisis, with signs of a slowdown building even as it is being relied on ever more to prop up its neighbors

Comedian Phyllis Diller has died at age 95, TMZ reported Monday.

Jordan said Sunday that four rockets fired from neighboring Syria fell inside its northern border, wounding a young girl and sparking a letter of protest.

Mitt Romney will release his 2011 tax returns by Oct. 15, his campaign adviser Ed Gillespie said Sunday.