President Barack Obama faces the task of persuading financially pressed European governments and their war-weary citizens to back Afghanistan’s security over the next decade. Obama met this morning in Chicago with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is sometimes harshly critical of his NATO allies ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in ...

LeBron James finished with 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists and Dwyane Wade had 30 points as the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 101-93 Sunday to level their NBA playoff series. Wade also nine rebounds and six assists for the Heat, who rebounded from a disappointing loss in game three in ...

Why did Facebook go public? They couldn't figure out the privacy settings either. This was the best of the Wall Street jokes about last week's $100 billion-plus valuation for Facebook. The punch line is a reminder that the company's business model relies on 900 million people continuing to share ...

Nick Flanagan won the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am for the second time in six years, beating fellow Australian Cameron Percy on Sunday with a par on the third hole of a playoff. Flanagan, a three-time winner on the tour in 2007, closed with a 4-under 67 on the Thornblade Club course to match ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is "humbly embarrassed" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday. Robert Greifeld tells news media there's no indication the delay contributed to the underwhelming performance of Facebook's ...

CAMP DAVID, Md. — Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge ...

A trial lawyer turned senator, John Edwards was the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee and ran for president again in 2008. In 2006, he met Rielle Hunter, a woman who would become his mistress, change the course of his life and land him on trial. Edwards was charged with six counts of ...

A family is hoping the person responsible for shooting their pet cat is caught. "I just don't understand why someone would do that, " replied mom Jessica Young. Click here to read this story on www.woai.com ...

Nick's wife, Rose Stahl, told the news source that she's "elated" by the Terminator 3 actor's decision to get "the help he needs." Rose initially reported that Stahl was missing on May 14. Last February, Rose filed court papers indicating that she had recently separated from Nick and she sought a ...