By MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES (AP) _ As thousands of gallons of crude oil from a ruptured pipeline spread along the California coast, its …

By BOB SALSBERG BOSTON (AP) _ The organizers of Boston’s Olympic bid said Wednesday that Harvard University, Boston College and Northeastern University would serve as …

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ Ron Washington sat in the opposite dugout from the one he used to manage the …

By NICOLE EVATT UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) _ “Fast & Furious” star Vin Diesel traded the franchise’s signature muscle cars for a new kind of …

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) _ The French Olympic Committee has announced that Paris is bidding for the 2024 Summer Games. The …

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) _ Hundreds of protesters on a Hawaii mountain road erupted in cheers Wednesday after construction crews turned around and …

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON (AP) _ IRS employees erased computer backup tapes a month after officials discovered that thousands of emails related to the tax …

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) _ Five years ago, General Motors revealed an all-new compact car in the U.S. that was designed …

By GEORGE JAHN VIENNA (AP) _ Western powers are offering Tehran high-tech reactors under a proposed nuclear agreement, a confidential document says, but a defiant …

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) _ The United States claimed progress Wednesday with China on currency issues and toward negotiating a code of conduct for …