Washington state Legislature adjourns without passing budget, will return for special session.

Kyle Lohse got an early jolt from Carl Crawford.

The contentious plan would dismiss 15,000 civil servants by the end of next year as part of a new package of economic measures.    

The arrogant, swaggering caricature of George W. Bush was mostly a shield, writes Kathleen Parker. In private, Bush was articulate and confident. When the cameras were off, he was relaxed and natural.

Now that Ryan Howard has left town, the New York Mets can breathe a sigh of relief. They still need to find some offense, though.

John Lackey returned from the disabled list and pitched six solid innings, David Ortiz drove in two more runs and the Boston Red Sox matched a team record with its 18th win in April by beating the Houston Astros 6-1 Sunday for a four-game sweep.

John Lackey returned from the disabled list and pitched six solid innings, David Ortiz drove in two more runs and the Boston Red Sox matched a team record with its 18th win in April by beating the Houston Astros 6-1 Sunday for a four-game sweep.

President Obama on Monday will name Anthony R. Foxx as his next transportation secretary, a White House official said Sunday.    

The Texas Rangers started Sunday as the only team in the majors that hadn't lost two games in a row this season.

Justin Masterson couldn't be touched when he got ahead in the count. It was when he started drifting away from the strike zone that the Indians' starter ran into trouble.

Jason Terry's nose still hurt. He wasn't about to let his pride suffer as well.

The collapse of a building, the Rana Plaza, is considered the deadliest accident in the history of the garment industry, having claimed at least 377 lives.    

Frank Bisignano, the co-chief operating officer, is expected to announce his departure later this week, according to several people with knowledge of his decision.    

The last time R.A. Dickey had been on a pitcher's mound in New York, Mets fans showered him with affection in September after he became the team's first 20-game winner in more than two decades.

The last time R.A. Dickey had been on a pitcher's mound in New York, Mets fans showered him with affection in September after he became the team's first 20-game winner in more than two decades.

David Price struck out nine in winning for first time this season, Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead RBI single in a three-run eighth spurred by Alex Rios' error and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Sunday.

Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

Ryan Howard snapped a seventh-inning tie with a pinch-hit double, Cole Hamels earned his first win of the season and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of a crucial Mets error to beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and finish a three-game sweep.

Ryan Howard snapped a seventh-inning tie with a pinch-hit double, Cole Hamels earned his first win of the season and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of a crucial Mets error to beat New York 5-1 on Sunday and finish a three-game sweep.