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HAILEY, Idaho – A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online. Full Story »
AP TURNBERRY, Scotland - Tom Watson is tied with England's Lee Westwood for the British Open lead with three holes remaining as he tries to become the oldest major champion in golf history. Full Story »
AP BEIJING - The Chinese government acknowledged for the first time that police killed 12 people during July 5 unrest in western China but put the blame squarely on rioters, saying they stockpiled weapons and planned synchronized attacks on targets across the city of Urumqi. Full Story »
AP ADELAIDE, Australia - A British teenager who was found dehydrated and freezing after 12 wintry days lost in Australia's wilderness said he wrote farewell notes to his family and expected to die of starvation. Full Story »
INDIANAPOLIS - Hundreds of criminal convictions, including that of a man found guilty of a crash that killed three people, could return to court because the Indiana prosecutor who oversaw the cases had an inactive law license for more than three years. Full Story »
Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police said on Sunday that deadly attacks on two Jakarta hotels used the same methods and equipment as previous bombings by the militant Jemaah Islamiah group. Full Story »
Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military denounced on Sunday the release of a video showing a soldier captured in Afghanistan, describing the images as Taliban propaganda that violated international law. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc was in talks with a bondholder group on Saturday, as the lender tried to hammer out a rescue financing deal before markets opened and avoid bankruptcy, a source close to the situation said. Full Story »
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House budget director Peter Orszag said on Sunday the administration still expected the Senate and House of Representatives to pass their versions of a healthcare overhaul bill before they break for their August recess. Full Story »
Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would not take orders over Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, rejected on Sunday a U.S. demand to halt plans to build more homes for Jews in the disputed area. Full Story »
Reuters SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Prospects for a breakthrough in Honduras' political crisis looked dim on Sunday, with negotiators for deposed President Manuel Zelaya and coup leaders deadlocked over his proposed return to power. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product figures are likely to be better than the first quarter, showing some signs of improvements in the economy, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag said on Sunday. Full Story »
Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Spacewalking astronauts secured a "front porch" on Saturday to the International Space Station that will expose scientific experiments to the cold vacuum of outer space. Full Story »
AFP/File KABUL (AFP) - A helicopter crashed at a military base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 16 civilians and wounding five others, the NATO-led force said, in the second fatal chopper crash here in a week. Full Story »
The bathroom lines just got a lot longer at the linked space shuttle and space station. Full Story »
Talks to resolve Honduras' political crisis deadlocked over a proposal to reinstate the ousted president and form a national unity government, leading the mediator to appeal for more flexibility when negotiations resume Sunday. Full Story »
Harry Potter continues to work box-office alchemy, turning his latest movie adventure into an overnight blockbuster. The sixth installment, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," took in $79.5 million domestically over opening weekend and $159.7 million since debuting last Wednesday, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros. on Sunday. Full Story »
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