Democratic National Conventions: A look back

The Rev. Billy Graham,center, at the podium of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 27, 1968. (AP Photo)

Summer Olympic moments in history

America's Ann Elsener competing in the compulsory dives of the women's Olympic Games springboard competition at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, Aug. 2, 1948. (AP Photo)

Summer Olympic moments in history

America's Anne Curtis, left, with Karen Harup of Denmark after they had finished the women's Olympic Games 400-metres Freestyle Final at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, Aug. 7, 1948. Curtis won the race , with Harup taking second place. The first five in the race all beat the Olympic Recor…

Summer Olympic moments in history

American William Porter, winner of the men's Olympic Games 110-metre hurdles, in Wembley Stadium, London, Aug. 4, 1948, shows his gold medal to the press. Porter set a new Olympic record for the race. (AP Photo)

Summer Olympic moments in history

America's James McLane with the gold medal he won in the men's Olympic Games 1,500metres Freestyle Final, at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, Aug. 7, 1948. (AP Photo)

Business tips are article of faith for Christian networking group

A new business-networking group goes beyond the professional into the personal and pushes even further — into religion.

Business tips are article of faith for Christian networking group

Captive calls Somali pirates 'hospitable'

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A British woman who is being held by Somali pirates with her husband after their yacht was hijacked said in a phone call broadcast Friday that the couple were "bearing up," and she described her captors as "very hospitable."

Captive calls Somali pirates 'hospitable'

Stars, fundraisers among White House visitors

WASHINGTON — Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months i…

Stars, fundraisers among White House visitors

Corrections

• "Public meeting set on Ryan Airfield plan,'' Friday on A18, included a wrong date for a public meeting to review the final draft of the Ryan Airfield Master Plan Update. The meeting is Monday, Nov. 9.

Raytheon, union OK tentative deal

Raytheon Missile Systems Inc. and the Machinists Union reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new three-year labor contract for 1,750 Tucson workers whose contract is to expire Sunday.

Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a meeting in Hawaii.

Obama: 'Sobering' return of US fallen, families' grief to bear on Afghan policy

WASHINGTON — Hours after a personal encounter with the grim cost of war, President Obama said Thursday the sight of 18 flag-covered cases holding the remains of Americans killed this week in Afghanistan can't help but influence his thinking about sending more troops overseas.

Obama: 'Sobering' return of US fallen, families' grief to bear on Afghan policy

German man calls Brazilian airport home

CAMPINAS, Brazil — A German man reportedly dumped by a Brazilian woman he met on the Internet has been living in an airport for 13 days and isn't saying when he will leave.