A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona's immigration law at the last minute Wednesday, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation etween police and thousands of activists that had been building for months.
News Fans react after Argentine soccer officials vote not to renew Diego Maradona's contract.
 Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He was 61.
 You need look no further than the huge turnout for Hawkins' musical tribute at the Paramount Theatre -- followed by his funeral services Wednesday -- to see how many lives Hawkins touched. And, what an icon he was in the world of gospel music.
 The city of New York has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from the fatal 50-bullet police shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day.
 Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress spent Monday with Brett Favre at a football camp in Mississippi. No word on Favre's status for the upcoming NFL season.  The monumental leak of classified Afghan war documents threatened Monday to create deeper doubts about the war at home. AP's Mark Smith reports.
 Defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain won his third Tour de France crown in four years on Sunday in Paris. Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, was the runner-up for a second straight year in cycling's most prestigious race.
 Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures.
 Tony Romo addresses the crowd at the Alamodome in San Antonio TX. Cowboys Training Camp Kickoff Event.
 Adam Schein says the Pittsburgh Steelers are smart to extend Mike Tomlin's contract as he deals with Ben Roethlisberger.
 With news of Chris Paul wanting to leave the Hornets, Lauren Shehadi and Matt Moore discuss possibilities of where the All-Star could end up.
 A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow to the former Ways and Means chairman and complicating Democrats' election-year outlook.
 Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella announced on Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the 2010 season, ending a long run as a major league manager.
 Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been saying for months that he was waiting for the opportunity to speak to the jury in his own defense. But now, that's not going to happen.
 The NHL rejected Ilya Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night after it was deemed to circumvent the league's salary cap.
 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Seoul on Wednesday morning and joined Secretary of Defence Robert Gates on a tour of the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two Koreas.
 In their first White House meeting, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned last year's release of the Lockerbie bomber. Cameron insisted that BP played no role in bomber's release.
 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stressed -- ahead of arrival in Kabul -- that engagement with insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan must only take place with militants who make a "sincere effort" to renounce violence.
 For the people of Port-au-Prince, the last six months have been fraught with difficulties in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that left their lives in shambles. But while the images out of Haiti still show displacement and poverty, they were replaced yesterday -- at least for a few hours -- by a sense of uncontainable excitement, as Haitians poured into the streets to greet UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lionel 'Leo' Messi.
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