AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.

AP - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.

AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson`s death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.

Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably won’t feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen.

Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.

AP - Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can`t bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage.

AP - Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend`s race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test.