President Barack Obama said Tuesday hell bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.

Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove.

A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.

Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

What role Pakistan plays in any peace effort aimed at the Taliban is likely to rank high on the agenda during Afghan President Hamid Karzais visit to Islamabad on Wednesday.

North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Ils alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report said Wednesday.

Jakub Voracek scored during Columbus first power play and set up another second-period goal by Fedor Tyutin to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

Marie Osmond made a teary return to her Las Vegas Strip show Tuesday night, saying singing and faith are how she and her family are coping with the death of her 18-year-old son.

Australian scientists said Wednesday that the discovery of a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population.

Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.

Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist, and Matt Cullen, Milan Michalek and Mike Fisher also scored for the Ottawa Senators, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Chinese authorities had rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and had instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to annihilate Buddhism there.

Derivatives have become a dirty word.

Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.

Mike Dunleavy and the Los Angeles Clippers parted company for good Tuesday, barely a month after he relinquished his head coaching duties to focus solely on being general manager.

Lance Stephenson celebrated being selected Big East Rookie of the Year by making the deciding free throw with 1.8 seconds to play, leading Cincinnati to a 69-68 opening-round victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night.

Today is Wednesday, March 10, the 69th day of 2010. There are 296 days left in the year.

Early results show residents of a small Arizona community that serves as a gateway to the Grand Canyons popular South Rim have voted to incorporate.

Nic Simpson scored 21 points and North Carolina AT defeated Howard 65-55 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.

Jannik Hansen scored the decisive goal with 2:08 remaining, Mikael Samuelsson had his first NHL hat trick, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Police say theyve made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers.

China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the countrys countless small farms, an agriculture official said Wednesday.

Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs.

Win or lose the Horizon League championship game, Butler was headed to the NCAA tournament.