The cause of a fire on a barge in Alabama is under investigation.

Nelson Cruz capped a nine-run fourth inning with a three-run homer, Lance Berkman had four RBIs and the Texas Rangers helped Yu Darvish cruise to an 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night in the rubber game of the series.

Washington overtook UCLA for second place on the final day of the Pac-12 women's golf championships, the Huskies' best finish in the conference tournament.

Let’s cut through all the smoke and get down to business: this Mariners team was not supposed to be this bad in 2013 and yet, for whatever reason, it keeps playing that way. I understand that some people felt beforehand this team would be bad and that years of poor decisions have led to this

The San Antonio Spurs kept insisting the playoffs were a new season and that their woeful finish to the regular season was not as grave as it appeared.

People nationwide are opening up their pockets to victims of the Boston Marathon blasts.

A series of explosions on two fuel barges on the Mobile River caused a fire to burn into Thursday and forced the evacuation of a nearby cruise ship.    

Two Tibetan monks die after setting themselves alight in a Tibetan area of China's Sichuan province, reports say.

Ted Lilly looked good in his return to the mound and Matt Kemp ended that home run drought. So it was shaping up as a positive night for the Los Angeles Dodgers - until the ninth inning.

Edinson Volquez threw seven strong innings and Carlos Quentin hit his first home run of the season, helping the San Diego Padres snap Milwaukee's nine-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday night.

Analysts say the best evidence comes from on-site inspections not allowed by Syria

The guilt-and-innocence phase of the trial could go to the jury next week, the judge said.

The leader of India's West Bengal state announces a new tax on cigarettes to raise money for investors allegedly duped into losing their savings.

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook both scored 29 points, and Oklahoma City recovered after squandering a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter...

President Obama told Democrats he wants to work with Republicans

Santander, the eurozone's biggest bank, reports a 26% fall in profits for the first three months of the year.

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a peacekeeping force in Mali.

Details of safety Kam Chancellor’s new contract emerged Wednesday. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Brian McIntyre, Chancellor signed a four-year extension through 2017 worth $28 million, including $17 million guaranteed. He also received a bump in salary in 2013, which was the final year of

The UN appoints a Brazilian general credited with controlling a Haiti slum to lead its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Unauthorized topless photos of the duchess were taken, published in French magazine.