Texas governor in Illinois trying to lure business

CHICAGO | Texas Gov. Rick Perry arrived in Illinois on Monday on a determined mission to lure away the state's businesses, blast its nagging financial problems and spark a little interstate rivalry with a simple message to Gov. Pat Quinn.

Armstrong awaits 'candid' Oprah interview

This combination image made of file photos shows Lance Armstrong, left, and Oprah Winfrey, right. Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday.

Armstrong awaits 'candid' Oprah interview

AUSTIN, Texas | Out for a Sunday morning jog in bright sunshine, Lance Armstrong hardly looked like a man about to finally confront the doping scandal that has shadowed his storied career like an angry storm cloud.

Closing up the house for the holidays: a checklist

The flights have been booked, the suitcases retrieved from the attic and your vacation itinerary has been set. But while your mind may be ready to wander to a faraway land, don't forget about home sweet home just yet.

NYC Marathon planning moves forward after Sandy

NEW YORK | Five days before New York hosts its namesake marathon, its public transportation is shut down, its airports closed, its streets flooded and power out in many neighborhoods.

NFL champion Giants kick off season vs. Cowboys

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | A good start is what is on the line this time when the New York Giants host the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL season opener.

Photos illustrate Mars rover's precise landing

PASADENA, Calif. | The robotic explorer Curiosity's daring plunge through the pink skies of Mars was more than perfect. It landed with spectacular style, said a NASA scientist, describing the first images of its mechanical gymnastics.

Photos illustrate Mars rover's precise landing

Brian Schratz hugs a colleague as he celebrates a successful landing Sunday inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

Photos illustrate Mars rover's precise landing

This photo provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the gravel on the surface of Mars' Gale Crater where the Curiosity rover landed late Sunday. On the horizon is the rim of the crater. Part of the spring that released the lens' dust cover can be seen at the bottom right, near the …

Photos illustrate Mars rover's precise landing

This late Sunday photo made available by NASA shows the Curiosity rover, bottom, and its parachute descending to the surface from the vantage point of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Heat wave breaks in time for All-Star game in KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. | There are times the past few weeks when Twins catcher Joe Mauer would gaze at scoreboards in ballparks around the country, trying to see what kind of heat the Minnesota pitchers are throwing, and he's been genuinely confused.

Postal Service to begin closing plants this summer

WASHINGTON | The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying on Thursday it can no longer wait as Congress remains deadlocked over how to help.

US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot

WASHINGTON | The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press has learned.

A roundup of recent Indiana newspaper editorials

Another Super Bowl? Not so fast

A wine fermenter Humpty Dumpty would love

Do you like eggs with wine? How about wine IN eggs?

A wine fermenter Humpty Dumpty would love

Winemakers are embracing concrete egg-shaped fermenters as a way to add unique flavors to their wines.

A roundup of recent Indiana newspaper editorials

Not every daycare is created equal

James Cameron and others plan to explore the real abyss

Earth's lost frontier is about to be explored firsthand after more than half a century. It's a mission to the deepest part of the ocean, so deep that the pressure is the equivalent of three SUVs sitting on your toe.