Health Law Augurs Funds Shift to Young

The new health care law changes how the government spreads its social safety net, by tapping a program for the elderly to help provide insurance to 32 million Americans of younger generations.

Website Releases Secrets on Afghan War

Thousands of secret military documents released by a Web-based organization appeared to present a bleak view of the Afghanistan war, and could have a profound impact on public perception.

U.K. Charity Reprimanded

Atlantic Bridge?a charity founded by U.K. Defense Secretary Liam Fox to foster the relationship between the U.K. and the U.S.?has been ordered to stop promoting political policy associated with the U.K.'s Conservative Party.

Tech Giants Vie to Sell Cloud Mail

A new front has opened in the battle between Google and Microsoft: selling Web-based email and other software to the federal government.

Taliban Claims It Captured U.S. Sailor

U.S. and Afghan troops swept through a treacherous corner of eastern Afghanistan in search of a pair of missing Navy sailors as the Taliban said it had killed one of the men in a shootout and its leaders would decide the fate of the other.

Blagojevich Prosecutors Present Closing Argument

Prosecutors revived an incendiary quote as they began closing arguments in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Embattled BP Chief Hayward to Depart

BP is expected to name Managing Director Robert Dudley to succeed CEO Tony Hayward, who has been widely criticized for his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Tough Talk Pays Off for Senate Hopeful

Campaigning for the Republican Senate nomination in Colorado, Ken Buck has some harsh words for the voters he is trying to woo. His expect-less approach seems to be working.

Anglers Tangle Over 'Skishing'

An extreme method that combines skiing and fishing puts fishermen deep in water, spawning a surfcasting debate.

In France, Fistfights and Spandex

In the end, 39 seconds is all that mattered as Spain's Alberto Contador wins his third Tour de France.