The venerable "Need For Speed" racing franchise, facing competition from the likes of "Forza" and "Mario Kart," split itself apart in hopes of regaining an edge. (Sept. 18)

Personal items such as jewelry and other valuable items may not be covered by traditional insurance plans. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains how to best protect your valuables. (Sept. 18)

Divas on display at VH1 concert; Hispanic artists awarded at the ALMAs; Stars prepare to walk the red carpet at the Emmys (Sept. 18)

It's only been a little over a year since Miley Cyrus' first official studio album saw its release, but the 16-year-old says in that time she's found her voice as an artist -- and that's reflected on her new EP. (Sept. 18)

Though Jennifer Hudson's son is only one-month-old, the Oscar- and Grammy-winner says she sees a singing career in his future. (Sept. 18)

Stars including Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus and Jordin Sparks shared their thoughts on what is means to be a diva at this year's VH1 Divas event in New York on Thursday. (Sept. 18)

Fans of 'A Prairie Home Companion' can stop sending Garrison Keillor flowers. The radio host and author says he's just fine after recently suffering a mild stroke and is back at work preparing for the new season of his popular radio show. (Sept. 17)

The 12 drivers who will compete in NASCAR's 'Chase' were in New York Thursday to promote the 10-race series that will determine the Sprint Cup winner. The field includes four former champions. (Sept. 17)

Joe Perry says Steven Tyler has 'got to get his act together' after accident stops tour. The group had to cancel their summer tour after the frontman suffered injuries when he fell off the stage during a concert in August. (Sept. 17)

AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo previews three of the top games this weekend in college football, including top-ranked Florida taking on Tennessee. No. 2 Texas also meets rival Texas Tech. (Sept. 16)

Joan Allen on the 'Georgia O'Keefe' film premiering on Lifetime Sept. 19th that she produced and co-stars in with Jeremy Irons. (Sept. 17)

Check out this exclusive AP photo of Naleigh, the baby girl Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelly have just adopted from Korea. (Sept. 17)

AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews three top games in Week 2 in the NFL, including Arizona visiting Jacksonville. The Cowboys host the rival Giants in their brand new stadium. (Sept. 16)

A string of positive economic reports did little to further gains on Wall Street. (Sept. 17)

Oscar de la Renta shared his world with New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, offering a spring collection that's well-traveled, luxurious and a bit exotic. (Sept. 17)

Ads for loan modification companies frequently appear on late-night TV and on billboards in some parts of the country, but consumers need to be aware that some are scams.(Sept. 15)

Is your car making funny noises, again? You're not alone. Tough times are forcing more people to keep their cars for longer stretches. (Sept. 16)

American households saw their wealth increase this spring for the first time in nearly two years as the waning recession breathed new life into stock portfolios and home values. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. (Sept. 17)

Czechs and Poles expressed rancor and relief Thursday that President Barack Obama had scrapped plans for a U.S. missile defense shield on their territories, reflecting deep divisions over a proposal that had angered Russia. (Sept. 17)

Lego toys are proving big business for one New York man, who creates art from the plastic pieces. (Sept. 17)

An 18-year-old student armed with an axe and knives lobbed Molotov cocktails inside his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, wounding nine pupils before he was shot and arrested by police, authorities said. (Sept. 17)

Dozens of cars are on show at the Frankfurt auto show including the new Porsche 911 Turbo, the Rolls-Royce Ghost the re-designed Volvo C30. (Sept. 19)

Red Sox come from behind to continue streak Wednesday night; Brawling players suspended; Cowboys expecting big crowd; Myles Brand dies (Sept. 17)

Jets head coach Rex Ryan recorded a 70-second message that was sent to every season-ticket holder Wednesday, urging Jets fans to make it "miserable" for the Patriots in the Jets home opener Sunday. (Sept. 16)

NCAA president Myles Brand died Wednesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. It was Brand, who as president of Indiana University, fired basketball coach Bob Knight in 2000. (Sept. 16)

Airbus knew since at least 2002 about problems with the type of speed sensor that malfunctioned on an Air France passenger plane that went down in June, the Associated Press has learned. (Sept. 16)

The National League wild card race is shaping up to be a close one, while Boston appears in control of the American League wild card hunt heading into Wednesday play. (Sept. 16)

A cat in Australia has been reunited with its owners on Wednesday after it was found 3,800 kilometres (2361 miles) away from home - and three years after it disappeared. (Sept. 16)

Michael Vick takes another step in reinstatement; Daisuke Matsuzaka shows up big in return; Suns unload Sasha Pavlovic; Blues exercise option on coach (Sept. 16)

20-year old Argentnie Juan Martin del Potro posed with the U.S. Open trophy Tuesday at the Empire State Building in New York City. The day before, del Potro upset five-time defending champ Roger Federer for the victory. (Sept. 15)

U.S. special forces aboard helicopters penetrated into Solamalia and, guns blazing, attacked a convoy said to contain a top al-Qaida fugitive. (Sept 15)

Car manufacturers unveiled a range of electric cars and hybrid engines at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show, which opened to media on Tuesday. (Sept. 15)

Fans in Minneapolis revel in the 1998 cult favorite flick 'The Big Lebowski,' coming in character to a bowling alley and downing White Russians, all fixtures from the film. (Sept. 15)

The Tigers will honor longtime broadcaster Ernie Harwell during Wednesday's game. The 91-year-old was recently diagnosed with an inoperable cancer. (Sept 15)

No. 6 seed Juan Martin del Potro beat five-time defending champ Roger Federer Monday to win the U.S. Open, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. Del Potro was playing in his first grand slam final. (Sept. 15)

Juan Martin del Potro ended Roger Federer's run of dominance at the U.S. Open on Monday, stunning the top-ranked Swiss great in five sets to win in his first Grand Slam final. (Sept. 14)

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro beat Federer in five sets to take the men's title at Flushing Meadows. Federer was looking for his sixth straight U-S Open title. (Sept. 14)

After winning her 10th Grand Slam doubles title with sister Venus, Serena Williams addressed her weekend outburst against a line judge during her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters. Williams has apologized publicly twice. (Sept. 14)

Juan Martin Del Petro has ended Roger Federer's string of five straight U.S. Open titles, defeating the top-ranked Swiss star in five sets. (September 14)

The Chicago Bears will be without linebacker Brian Urlacher after he was injured their season opener on Sunday. (Sept. 14)

Traders reacted coolly to a speech from President Barack Obama, who warned the financial industry against the type of recklessness that led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago today. (Sept. 14)

A handful of steers participating in a cattle parade in Puyallup, Washington, veered off course on Sunday and wandered inside a convenience store, forcing cowboys on horseback to enter and herd them outside. (Sept. 14)

A passenger jet made an emergency landing at Germany's Stuttgart airport on Monday, but there were no significant injuries. The Contact Air plane had 73 passengers and five crew members on board. (Sept. 14)

A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, traders at the New York Stock Exchange reflect on the turmoil in the markets.(Sept. 14)

Tom Brady returns from a lost 2008 campaign to guide the Patriots in the opener of a doubleheader on the first Monday night of the NFL's 2009 season. (Sept 14)

President Barack Obama has defended his decision to impose punitive tariffs on imported Chinese tires, saying he took action because trade agreements must be enforced in order for trading systems to work. (Sept. 14)

Applying to college can be an expensive process. But as the AP's Trevor Delaney explains, a little clever planning can go a long way in saving you money.(Sept. 14)

Pakistani officials say at least 18 women and girls waiting to get free flour in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi died when the crowd around them swelled and a stampede occurred. (Sept. 14)

John Osterweis of Osterweis Capital Management looks back on the days following Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. (Sept. 14)

A year after the collapse of lehman Brothers, Wall Street trader Alan Valdes says Washington made the right decisions in a time when confidence was non-existent on Wall Street.(Sept. 14)

A year after the collapse of lehman Brothers, Wall Street trader Alan Valdes says Washington made the right decisions in a time when confidence was non-existent on Wall Street.(Sept. 14)

Raw Video: IED kills insurgents

Unseeded Kim Clijsters, who came out of retirement after having a baby, capped her return to tennis by winning the U.S. Open Sunday night. The 26-year-old spoke about her match against No. 9 seed Caroline Wozniacki, whom she defeated 7-5, 6-3. (Sept. 13)

Top-seed Roger Federer advanced to his sixth straight U.S. Open final Sunday night, beating No. 4 Novak Djokovic, 7-6, 7-5, 7-5. The five-time defending champ will meet No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro, who upset No. 3 Rafael Nadal in straight sets. (Sept. 13)

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush is set to be released from prison. Muntadar al-Zeidi spent the last nine months in prison. (Sept. 14)

Florida remained the top team in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll released Sunday. USC is still third after a win at Ohio State. Michigan is No. 25 after an upset over Notre Dame. (Sept. 13)

Kim Clijsters made history Sunday night, becoming the first unseeded woman to win the U.S. Open, and the first mom to win a major since 1980, with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki. (Sept. 13)

Top seed Roger Federer moved on to the U.S. Open final after a 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic. Federer will be seeking his sixth straight Open championship. (Sept. 13)

Men's No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic lost in straight sets to top seed Roger Federer in the U.S. Open semis Sunday, 7-6, 7-5, 7-5. The match lasted more than two and a half hours. (Sept. 13)

A 7-year-old learning how to swim at the local pool is nothing new unless it's an 800-pound (363-kilogram) grizzly bear taking the plunge. (Sept. 13)

The defending NFC champion Cardinals lost to the 49ers, 20-16, Sunday. The Giants forced two turnovers and had three sacks in a 23-17 win over the Redskins. Seattle shut out St. Louis, 28-0. (Sept. 13)

The collapse of Lehman Brothers on Sept. 15, 2008 touched off a wave of panic on Wall Street. One year later, the markets and the economy shows signs of recovery, but real dangers remain.(Sept. 13)

Two vintage trains crashed on Saturday in Germany, injuring 52 people, five of them seriously, German media reported. It was not clear what caused the accident, which took place on the 125th anniversary of the track. (Sept. 13)

Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev they met during an orphanage tour. (Sept. 13)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai hung onto his 54 percent to 28 percent lead over his closest rival Sunday in the presidential contest as the vote count ground on in the face of fraud allegations. (Sept. 12)

Russia's president has ordered new restrictions on the sale of beer and similar beverages in what appears to be his first effort to battle Russia's rampant alcoholism. (Sept. 12)

A baby hippopotamus abandoned by its mother in northwestern Colombia has been adopted by the keepers of the Hacienda Napoles' Park, the former property of infamous cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. (Sept. 12)

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row. (Sept.12)

Investors pulled money out of stocks Friday after a five-day rally left the market at its highest levels in nearly a year.(Sept. 11)

With summer vacations now a recent memory, you may not be thinking about planning your next trip. But as AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains, now is the time to look.(Sept. 11)

British police on Friday had to separate a group of anti-Islam protesters from a crowd outside of a London mosque that had gathered to show support for the area's Muslims. (video has no audio) (Sept. 11)

The Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush is expected to be released Monday after nine months in prison. His family says he may use his notoriety to promote humanitarian causes. (Sept. 11)

In just one week, the San Diego Zoo's giant panda cub gained a little over one pound. The 3.9-pound male cub is also getting plenty of milk to drive, as evidenced by the milk moustache he sported during his veterinary exam. (Sept. 11)

The baby pandas which were born last month in China has now developed black and white hair. At birth, the male and female pandas had pink skins. (Sept. 11)

A drop in weekly unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Procter & Gamble sent stocks higher for the fifth straight day.(Sept. 10)

Gold prices recently traded above $1000. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains why investors flock to commodities like gold. (Sept. 10)

The heads of the SEC's enforcement division and inspections office said they "deeply regret" the agency's failure in the Bernard Madoff affair and promised changes to avoid future breakdowns.

A lifelong fisherman in northern Michigan has become a local celebrity since he caught a record-breaking brown trout on Wednesday. (Sept. 10)

'Sarah,' the Cincinnati Zoo's eight-year-old female cheetah, is now the world's fastest land mammal. She sprinted 100 meters in only 6.16 seconds. (Sept. 10)

Steve Jobs returned to the showman role that has helped define his leadership at Apple, taking the stage for the first time since his medical leave. (Sept. 9)

With the Federal Reserve providing evidence the economy is stabilizing, stocks extended their gains for a fourth straight session. (Sept. 9)

"The Beatles: Rock Band" has hit store shelves. The game has produced more buzz than any video game since the release of the latest "Grand Theft Auto." (Sept. 9)

It's a great idea for brides trying to marry on the cheap. Israeli designers have made some disposable wedding dresses. (Sept. 9)

These are the first images from the Hubble Space Telescope after a billion-dollar repair that included installing new cameras and replacing broken parts.(Sept. 9)

A Phoenix man apparently likes to speed but doesn't like having his picture taken. Traffic cameras have snapped him wearing different masks as he speeds on the highways. (Sept. 9)

Getting kids to eat healthy can be difficult, but getting them to eat healthy and inexpensively, is even harder. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. (Sept. 9)

A 90-year-old South Carolina got his final wish, being buried in his 1973 Pontiac Catalina. In the passenger seat was Lonnie Holloway's collection of guns. Holloway is also buried next to his wife, who died two years ago. (Sept. 9)

News about corporate takeovers gave investors optimism about the economy and new reasons to buy stocks. (Sept. 8)

Timbaland isn't afraid of wannabes stealing his flow. The producer-singer-rapper is teaming up with the developer behind the "Grand Theft Auto" franchise on the handheld music-making application, "Beaterator." (Sept. 9)

One dog in Oregon is taking his look for love online, seeking a mate on Craigslist for his first doggy date. (Sept. 8)