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The celebrated singer, who led an illustrious, jet-setting career, broke the color barrier as the first Black artist to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.

Prosecutors in New Mexico have dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.

The retailer, which also owns the BuyBuy Baby chain, has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnarounds. It plans to close stores.

Mimi Sheraton, who chronicled New York's culinary scene, has died at 97. She is being remembered as the New York Times' first female restaurant critic, who enjoyed great food from little-known spots.

It's been a rough time for the Idaho Republican Party. Sen. Larry Craig, a conservative, was arrested for peeping and disorderly conduct inside an airport restroom. Now there is another Idaho Republican who may be in trouble on Nov. 4.

A neighborly squabble over a goat pen illustrates how the legal doctrine of adverse possession operates in the United States.

Ukrainian forces claim they've made advances in the battle for Bakhmut — a city in the east that Russia has been trying to capture for more than 10 months.

China has increased its use of tariffs and import restrictions on countries that go against its foreign policy objectives. In Japan, G-7 leaders will discuss how to counter this economic coercion.

On the record's 11 songs of vividly detailed, windswept alt-country, Williamson's reeling from the aftermath of a breakup, driving on country highways and finding new love.

After another day of turmoil in financial markets, the White House and Congress are expressing confidence that they can agree on measures to stimulate the economy. But the plan remains a work in progress.

President Bush is in the United Arab Emirates and heads next to Saudi Arabia. Both states are allies of the U.S., but that comes with some caveats. Part of the trip is aimed at reenergizing Mideast peace talks and keeping pressure on Iran.

San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.

As floods soak the Midwest states, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's trying to honor reforms put in place after Hurricane Katrina. These include coordinating more closely with state and local officials for a quicker response.

A top aide to Senator John McCain is taking on extra duties in the presidential campaign. Steve Schmidt will oversee day-to-day political, strategy, coalitions, scheduling and communications operations. He will report to Campaign Manager Rick Davis.

Intelligence officials Thursday showed members of Congress videotape and other evidence to support their case that Syria was building a nuclear reactor with help from North Korea. The site was bombed by Israeli planes last year.

The World Health Organization has designated aspartame as a possible carcinogen. But the FDA disagrees saying the evidence is flawed and artificial sweetener is safe. How much is safe to consume?

Starbucks Corp. says it will close hundreds of stores it opened over the past three years. The company did not say where the stores were located, but all together, 600 underperforming stores will close and 12,000 full- and part-time positions be cut.

In 2004, South Korean scientists claimed to have derived embryonic stem cells from a cloned human embryo. The claim was discredited, but questions lingered. Now Harvard researchers say the South Koreans made a different sort of breakthrough.

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law Rita Arlen.