Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal Sunday at the Beijing Olympics as a member of the victorious U.S. 400-meter medley relay team, breaking a tie with Mark Spitz for most golds in a single games. (Aug.17)
PlusRaw Video: Daring Colombia Hostage RescueRaw Video: Daring Colombia Hostage RescueThe Associated PressA video taken during the Colombian mission that rescued 15 hostages shows them hugging one another and crying tears of joy. (July 4)This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available.
Actor Matt Damon speaks out on the Republicans' choice of hockey-mom Sarah Palin for VP. Damon compares her rise to a 'really bad Disney movie' and says it's crazy that this woman could become President. (Sept. 10)
Diehard fans waited outside an Apple store in Manhattan Tuesday for a special iTunes Live concert from the Jonas Brothers. AP Entertainment caught up with the teens at the show. (Aug. 13)
Take a look at the first full-length trailer for "Mamma Mia!." The popular Broadway play, inspired by the music of ABBA, comes to the big screen this summer starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. (March 26)
Thousands of protesters gathered in St. Paul, Minn., the site of the Republican National Convention. As tensions mounted between those gathered and police, AP photojournalist Evan Vucci was in the middle of the crowd. (Sept. 2)
Forecasters say Hurricane Gustav has made landfall on Haiti's southwest peninsula. The fast-forming storm is sending global oil prices soaring on fears it could become 'extremely dangerous' as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico. (Aug. 26)
Gustav hit the Isla de la Juventud south of the Cuban mainland just short of a top-scale Category 5 hurricane with screaming 140 mph winds that toppled telephone poles and fruit trees, shattered windows and leveled some homes. (Aug. 31)
It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe. The most powerful atom-smasher ever built comes online Wednesday, eagerly anticipated by scientists worldwide who have been waiting for two decades. (Sept.9)
O.J. Simpson has been found guilty on all charges in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room more than a year ago. Simpson faces a prison sentence of 15 years to life. (Oct. 4)
Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary. (Aug. 28)
The makers of 'The Dark Knight' have given a sneak peek of the next Batman movie. And the twisted sociopath known as The Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger, is said to play the ultimate bad guy in the film. (March 16)
Some strategies for retirement planning - Austin American-Statesman In a financial crisis, the typical advice from experts is to stay the course, keeping investments in place for the long term and waiting out the downturn. But people close to retirement might not have that luxury. Although the stock market rebounded ...
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