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Navy ship arrives at Calif. port after collision

Sporting crumpled catwalks and smashed lifeboats, the U.S. Navy vessel USS Essex managed to glide into San Diego Bay on Thursday, 24 hours after colliding with a tanker in the Pacific Ocean when the aging warship's steering apparently failed. Families of the crew aboard the "Iron Gator" waved homemade flags ...

Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation

Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football. The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell, "relied on, ...

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US eases economic sanctions to reward Myanmar

President Barack Obama on Thursday declared a new chapter in U.S. relations with Myanmar, easing an investment ban and naming the first U.S. ambassador to the former pariah state in 22 years to reward it for democratic reforms. Myanmar's reforms over the past year or so have seen it emerge ...

Correction: Obit-Chuck Brown story

In a May 16 story about the death of go-go musician Chuck Brown, The Associated Press misspelled another musician's first name. The correct spelling is Jimi Hendrix, not Jimmy Hendrix.

In this May 6, 2012, photo, shoppers carry their purchases along 33rd Street in New York. U.S. consumers barely increased their spending on retail goods in April. The weak gain was affected by cheaper gas prices and possibly a mild winter, which may have encouraged consumers to make purchases in the previous two months. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.1 percent April. Retail spending had risen 0.7 percent in March and 1 percent in February. (AP Photo/CX Matiash)

Americans spending a bit more as gas prices fall

Americans are starting to see some relief from higher gas prices, a change that could revive the economy in the months ahead. Consumer prices were flat in April, largely because of a decline in gas prices. Lower prices at the pump may be combining with steady job growth to power ...

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner: Spending cuts must exceed debt limit hike

House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase. In remarks Tuesday afternoon at a budget conference in Washington, the Ohio Republican said he welcomes another wrenching debate on increasing the ...

In a May 9, 2012 photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training at Fort Campbell, Ky. Female soldiers are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the U.S. Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what's already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)

Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women

Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what has already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The policy change announced earlier this year is being tested at nine brigades, including one at Fort ...

Screens outside the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. advertise for people to "Become a Fan" of the Theatre on Facebook is seen at the Los Angeles premiere of the film "What to Expect When You're Expecting," Monday, May 14, 2012, in Los Angeles. The social network's stock is expected to start trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange later this week after it's initial public offering. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger. The world's largest online social network on Tuesday increased the planned price range for its stock to $34 to $38 per share in a filing with the Securities and Exchange ...

President Barack Obama walks in with Chuck Canterbury, president, Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, during the start of the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, honoring law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

THE RACE: Obama, Romney busy redefining each other

President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are working hard at this stage of the campaign to paint each other in as stark and unattractive colors as possible. Through Romney's prism, Obama is seen as a big-spending liberal partisan who is clueless on how to revive the economy and ...

Workers sets up a giant 65th Cannes Film Festival official poster featuring Marilyn Monroe on the Cannes Festival Palace, Monday, May 14, 2012. The Cannes Film Festival will start on Wednesday, May 16.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

An American influx at Cannes' global glamour fest

Despite the mood in Europe, don't expect any austerity at the Cannes Film Festival, the annual Cote d'Azur extravaganza where glamour is wrapped in world cinema fervor and gauzy Mediterranean sunshine. Except for the Oscars, it's the flashiest red carpet in the world, a ruby staircase flanked by tuxedoed photographers ...

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