President Barack Obama invoked his anguish over the death of a loved one as he challenged the debunked notion that Democratic efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care would include “death panels.”

Tiger Woods is caught from behind, then bounces back to take a two-stroke lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington and Y.E. Yang in year’s final major.

Turkey marked 25 years Saturday since the first Kurdish rebel attacks, with political leaders calling for reconciliation, though the government has yet to offer a new plan for ending the conflict.

Tropical storm watches are issued for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and parts of the Netherland Antilles as Ana raced west through the Atlantic.  Meanwhile, Bill forms farther east.

No. 1 overall choice helps Detroit, winless in ’08, beat Falcons in preseason opener.

New farming movement matches aspirants with aging pros in what many believe is a down payment on business success and future of rural America.

A suicide car bomb exploded near the main gate of the NATO-led international military mission Saturday, killing three Afghans and wounding 70, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

California deployed more fire crews across the state Friday to gain control of a series of growing wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.

TIger Woods finished with a 2-under 70 to build a four-shot lead at Hazeltine, his largest through 36 holes at a major since the 2005 British Open.

Consumer prices have fallen more in the past year than in any 12-month period in nearly six decades — a reminder that prices are being restrained by weak spending that’s likely to slow a recovery.