Burma Again Rejects UN Chief’s Request to Meet With Aung San Suu Kyi

After 30-minute meeting with military ruler General Than Shwe, Ban Ki-moon told reporters he was deeply disappointed

Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage

Health overhaul in Senate bill imposes penalty on those refusing affordable medical coverage

MLB Notebook | Manny Ramirez apologizes to fans, teammates

Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could. Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles…

U.S. national soccer team looking to build on its success

As the U.S. men’s national soccer team opens Gold Cup play today at Qwest Field, it hopes to build off its impressive showing at the Confederations Cup in South Africa last month.

NBA | Phil Jackson returning to L.A.

Three weeks removed from the stress of an NBA season, Lakers coach Phil Jackson’s health concerns ebbed, and doctors gave him the go-ahead…

Blogging live from Spiral Jetty

Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.

Palin Resigning as Alaska Governor

Move by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin raised speculation that she will seek Republican presidential nomination in 2012

Wimbledon | Williams sisters beat Russians, reach women’s singles final again

The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, will play again for the Wimbledon women’s singles championship Saturday.

Honduras rulers renounce OAS charter

Honduras’s interim rulers spurned a demand from the Organization of American States on Friday to restore leftist President Manuel Zelaya to power and said they would no longer recognize the OAS charter, deepening Central America’s worst political crisis in decades.

A look at North Korea’s missile arsenal

A look at North Korea’s missile arsenal: TAEPODONG: This group of rockets is the pinnacle of North Korea’s missile technology. Pyongyang claims they are space launch vehicles (SLVs) to launch satellites as part of a peaceful space program. Satellite and missile technologies are interchangeable.