KITCHENER, Ontario - Joannie Rochette did the hometown fans proud by winning the short program at Skate Canada on Friday.

The reigning world silver medalist and five-time Canadian... Full Story

NEW YORK - Vivendi SA's former CEO says he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn a French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks... Full Story

The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is... Full Story

LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate... Full Story

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The... Full Story

WASHINGTON - White House hopeful Tom Tancredo said Thursday the existence of the Congressional Black Caucus and other race-based groups of lawmakers amount to segregation and should be... Full Story

PHILADELPHIA - A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the... Full Story

MADISON, Wis. - Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols.

Bills to honor Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Lactococcus lactis - a bacterium used in the making of... Full Story

ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display,... Full Story

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun... Full Story