Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work.
Of the roughly 3,200 fans who found themselves scrambling in last year's seating fiasco in Dallas, 246 took the NFL up on its offer of a ticket for Sunday's game in Indianapolis between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.
A man pleaded guilty Friday in abduction and slaying of a 7-year-old Florida girl who was found in a landfill.
A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.
President Barack Obama is proposing steps to help veterans find work as firefighters, cops and park rangers.
Hackers have taken over the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential informants and tipsters was accessed.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. The dramatic retreat followed a three-day furor that resounded across the Internet, in Congress and — perhaps most tellingly — among Komen affiliates who openly rebelled, suggesting the leadership had bowed to anti-abortion pressure.
A Minnesota company is recalling cooked eggs distributed in 34 states because of possible listeria contamination.
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Family and close friends of Sabryna Hughes, 17, will hold a candlelight vigil in her memory Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Avondale Park in Bellview. Hughes was killed Sunday in the tragic I-75 crash, which claimed the lives of 11 victims.
This is the first Mardi Gras with Mobile's new teen curfew in effect. Police say the curfew has been successful and officers have stopped more than 100 teens.
Federal authorities arrested a fourth person in connection to military explosives being found in civilian hands. Lance Looney was arrested Friday morning at the Saucier Lane property where the explosives were discovered on January 19.
A sergeant with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is suspended without pay after an incident Thursday night in Destin. Sgt. Ted Cason is accused of driving his motorcycle under the influence.
The Mardi Gras season has officially kicked off in the Port City. Friday, the Conde Cavaliers paid a special visit to the students of Augusta Evans School in Mobile.
A Baldwin County Judge set bond for Sharon and Roberta Dueitt Friday afternoon. The judge also charged the ladies cannot be in possession or own any animals.
Mobile Police are on the hunt for a killer. Quentin Washington was found dead in the garage of a home Wednesday evening.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.
The former California governor traveled to the Indian city of Agra on Friday, the one day each week the monument is closed to tourists because of Muslim prayers at a nearby mosque.
Anonymous published the roughly 15-minute-long recording of the call to the Internet early Wednesday, gloating in a Twitter message that "the FBI might be curious how we're able to continuously read their internal comms for some time now."
More than 110 people were missing Friday after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's east coast, and rescuers feared many had been trapped inside.
The United Nations said Friday that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organization warned that continued assistance is needed to stop the region from slipping back.
Champis the bunny doesn't only hop — he also knows how to herd a flock of sheep, possibly having picked up on the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.
Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released them several hours later after negotiations with tribal leaders in the Sinai Peninsula, the region's security chief said.
Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the latest in the country's ambitious space program that has raised concerns because if its possible military applications.
