The Knicks (3-9) won their second in a row and kept the Nets winless at 0-13.

Prosecutors asked an Italian court to hand down life sentences to an American student and her former boyfriend for their alleged roles in a fatal stabbing.

The authorities arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of providing logistical support and money for a terrorist strike in India.

A government report on the bailout of A.I.G. is must reading for taxpayers looking to know why the $182 billion “rescue” is the most troubling episode of the financial disaster.

A senior Sri Lankan official said that all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees would be freed from government camps on Dec. 1.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by “The Dark Knight.”

A variety of economists say that stimulus legislation is helping the economy to grow again.

Private messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics.

Even popular bills and generally acceptable nominees have had to traverse a procedural thicket.

A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped.

Test prep companies are catering to a new demographic: 3- and 4-year-olds.

Prosecutors have requested a life sentence for an American student and her former Italian boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.

Dominic Carter was cleared of a more serious charge of third-degree assault in the incident, the Rockland County district attorney said.

Analysts and executives are wondering if the economic model of broadcast television, which is more heavily reliant on advertising than cable, is irreparably broken.

Emma Sky, a Briton, initially opposed the war but now has a place in Gen. Ray Odierno’s inner circle.

Italian anti-terrorist police arrested two Pakistanis suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, which killed 166 people.

After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction since 2003, the U.S. is concerned Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities on their own.

When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.

The successful operation of the Large Hadron Collider marked the resumption of the world’s biggest and most expensive physics experiment.