Joseph Orovic

Michael Phelps will swim his last race in the London 2012 Olympics, and that's it. The world-record holder in the 100 and 200 meter butterfly reiterated in an interview on 60 minutes on Sunday he has no intention of doing a competitive lap after the 2012 games.

An air strike in Yemen Sunday night killed an al Qaeda leader wanted for his role in the deadly suicide attack on the USS Cole in the country's port of Aden in October 2000.

Comedian and actor George Lindsey, best known for his three-decade reign on television as The Andy Griffith Show's Goober Pyle, died on Sunday at the age of 83.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning followed in his brother Peyton Manning's footsteps again Saturday, taking a turn hosting NBC's Saturday Night Live. Although Manning has been a notably ho-hum presence in front of cameras during interviews, the two-time Super Bowl MVP showed a knack for self-deprecating humor in this show.

Police in Lousiville, Ky. found a body in a barn behind Churchill Downs on Sunday morning, hours after I'll Have Another won the 138th Kentucky Derby in an upset.

Vice President Joe Biden offered a tacit endorsement of gay marriage on Meet the Press on Sunday, a series of remarks the White House and Obama campaign scrambled to walk back in a fit of apparent cognitive dissonance.

An Iowa couple saw through their wish for marital bliss in the face of death, only to have the groom, Gordon Gordy Wolder, pass away minutes after exchanging vows.

The 50th annual National Day of Prayer is upon us, and President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. faithful to collectively summon their religious zeal, praying for the greater good of the nation and the world. Here are five things that may slip your mind when asking for the benevolence of your Lord.

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Sami Lepisto added a new method to the art physical sacrifice in sports, flashing on Twitter a hideous bruise he sustained during his team's series against the Phoenix Coyotes -- which ended a week ago. Lepisto has been mum on when exactly he sustained the injury, though a video has made its rounds.

The fire extinguisher that endured the brunt of New York Knicks Amar'e Stoudemire's anger fought back, with a Twitter handle yucking up Stoudemire's bad luck, a T-Shirt meant to get under the skin of Knicks fans and the first of likely many gif animations.

Lindsay Lohan's redemption tour continued with a random act of kindness at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, starting with a possibly illegal smoke break and ending with a bizarre run-in with a bathroom attendant that left Lohan's wallet $100 lighter.

Facebook added another item to the myriad of things you can share over the social networking site: your organs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced users can share their organ donor status or sign up through the social networking site.

Stendra, the first new drug to enter the erectile dysfunction market in nearly a decade, aims to become the new Viagra alternative after receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Pastor Joel Osteen declared on Sunday being gay is a sin, but insisted he does not discriminate against homosexuals, before calling Mormons true Christians.

House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama of diminishing the presidency by picking fake fights during his re-election bid. But even in the political fake fight realm, who is winning?

Apple Inc. has developed a knack for sidestepping federal income-tax obligations through an intricate paper shuffle and a smattering of subsidiaries around the world. But its tactics fall far short of the nuanced approach taken by 26 companies that paid zero dollars in federal taxes over the last four years.

Chen Guangcheng is the latest -- but almost certainly won't be the last -- Chinese dissident to stir up international uproar over civil-rights violations in China. But seeing the many-branched tree of civil and human-rights activists from which he descended offers an overview of the current state of China's political dissent.

President Barack Obama turned Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner into a roast of his likely 2012 presidential election campaign and his widely predicted Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, while also taking jabs at his staff, Congress, ongoing scandals within his administration and the event's absurd A-list turnout.

China's central bank expanded the yuan's reference rate against the dollar to another record high on Friday, in a nod to calls from the U.S. to loosen growth restrictions on the currency's value.

HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) plans to cut more than 2,200 jobs in the United Kingdom, where it's most profitable, in a bid to lower costs and boost profit margins, according to published reports.

Britain's economy contracted in the first quarter, its second such consecutive decline, sending Europe's third-largest economy into a double-dip recession and giving ammunition to critics of Prime Minister David Cameron's austerity measures.

Starbucks Corp. is expected to report a higher second quarter profit as the company's expansion efforts and growing line of products, as well as the diminishing cost of coffee, continue to add revenue sources for the company.

Italy's Eni and Russia's Rosneft announced on Wednesday a joint venture to search for oil and gas in the Russian Arctic, following a similar pact between ExxonMobil and the state-run oil firm.

Consumer confidence fell slightly in April, the second straight monthly decline, as a stuttering economic recovery kept purse strings tight, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Italy's consumer confidence took a nose dive in April according to the country's official statistics office Istat, as Prime Minister Mario Monti's ongoing austerity efforts push the nation into a deeper recession.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB), which makes Scott brand tissues, reported on Friday an increase in revenue and profits in its first quarter as cost-cutting and a boost in overseas sales made up for slow growth in the domestic market.

McDonald's Corp. met analysts' expectations in first-quarter revenue and profit growth, as economic troubles in Europe did not to put a dent in the world's largest restaurant chain's balance sheet, the company reported on Friday.

Silver enjoyed a record 2011, as investors turned to physical bars and coins of the precious metal to piggyback a strong year for gold, according to The Silver Institute's World Silver Survey 2012 released on Thursday.

McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), the world's largest restaurant chain, is expected to report higher first-quarter revenue and earnings per share on Friday as a mild U.S. winter boosted foot traffic and thinning wallets drove consumers to cheaper food options.