Obama's Wife Involved in Collision

Obama's Wife Involved in Collision: The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was not injured Tuesday when the van she was riding in collided with a motorcyclist on the way to a campaign event.

Vick May Have to Return $20 Mil. to Falcons

Vick May Have to Return $20 Mil. to Falcons: An arbitrator ruled that Michael Vick has to repay $20 million of bonus given to him by the Atlanta Falcons since 2004. The NFL Players Association said it will appeal the ruling.

Sisters Dead, Boyfriend Charged in One Death

Sisters Dead, Boyfriend Charged in One Death: Two sisters died almost a week apart and now police say the boyfriend of one faces charges in her death while the second death is still under investigation.

Missing Mayor at Home After Stay in Clinic

Missing Mayor at Home After Stay in Clinic: Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy, who hasn't been seen in public for almost two weeks, is back home after a visit to a clinic known for treating substance abuse and mental health issues.

PKK Kurds train for battle

PKK Kurds train for battle: Turkey on Tuesday threatened a military incursion in northern Iraq as part of stepped up measures against Kurdish rebel bases there following the deaths of 15 soldiers in weekend attacks. Ankara says the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, enjoys free movement in northern Iraq and obtains weapons and explosives there for cross-border attacks.

Beirut prices boom despite fighting

Beirut prices boom despite fighting: In Lebanon, racked by a political crisis since the murder of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, political bombings and the war of summer 2006, against all the odds the property market is booming. Building sites are everywhere in the capital Beirut. A number of factors explain the phenomenon.

Dead week in Cambodia

Dead week in Cambodia: It's Cambodia's festival of the dead this week, when people go to temples to pray and make offerings to their ancestors. It's also usually a boom time for hundreds of fortune-tellers who are instead now struggling to keep a thousands-of-years-old tradition alive.

French Fashion cycle turns to re-cycled style

French Fashion cycle turns to re-cycled style: Coming hard on the heels of the Paris ready-to-wear collections, the Ethical Fashion Show opens on Thursday, bringing together fashion designers who care as much about the social and environmental aspects of their craft as about the clothes themselves.

'Dirty war' priest gets life

'Dirty war' priest gets life: 69-year-old Christian Von Wernich collaborated in the murder and torture of leftist dissidents during Argentina's seven-year "dirty war" from 1976 to 1983. The purge of left-wing political activists led to the deaths and disappearances of up to 30,000. The junta was finally toppled in 1983.

Suitors queue for Asia's wealthy

Suitors queue for Asia's wealthy: Japan is home to 24 billionaires and over 800,000 households with at least $1 million, the benchmark for being "rich".

Affleck film postponed in UK

Affleck film postponed in UK: Affleck made his directorial debut in Los Angeles with "Gone, Baby, Gone" on Monday. He and the stars of the film, including his brother Casey Affleck and actress Michelle Monaghan, said temporarily pulling the movie from Britain in the wake of the Madeleine McCann investigation, was the right thing to do.

AP Top Stories for Wednesday, Oct. 10

AP Top Stories: Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Oct. 10: Last three bodies found in skydivers plane crash; Police look for motive in deadly California tire shop shooting; Michelle Obama escapes injury; Atlantic City mayor back home after treatment.

Venezuela under Hugo Chavez

Venezuela under Hugo Chavez: Critics say Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is turning his country into another Cuba.

Raw Video: Kangaroo Dodges Car Race

Raw Video: Kangaroo Dodges Car Race: A kangaroo somehow got onto the track at Australia's Bathurst 1000, in New South Wales. Cars swerved to get out of the way, the animal was not hurt.

Creating the Bank of the South

Creating the Bank of the South: Ministers have not yet decided details regarding the new institution's funds and the organization of its members.

Rare eight-million-year-old trees uncovered in Hungary

Rare eight-million-year-old trees uncovered in Hungary: Archaeologists have unearthed the rare remains of an eight-million-year old forest of swamp cypresses at a mine in Hungary. The tree trunks have not fossilized or petrified and, amazingly, retain the wooden texture from their pre-historic past. The trees went on display this month at a Hungarian national park.

Lindsay Lohan Says Rehab Was `Sobering'

Lindsay Lohan Says Rehab Was `Sobering': Lindsay Lohan's talking about the rehab stint she just finished up. She says she checked in when she hit rock bottom.

'Sylar' Returns - Not Quite the Villain He Was

'Sylar' Returns - Not Quite the Villain He Was: 'Sylar,' that favorite 'Heroes' villain, is back. But he's not quite on track. See a special message from 'Sylar' and catch up on the latest clues and theories from the NBC show. But be warned - there are spoilers here.

Mexican boy genius starts college

Mexican boy genius starts college: Andrew Almazan is just like any freshman at UDLA in Puebla, Mexico until you learn he's just 12-years old. Almazan is studying undergraduate surgical medicine and psychology after completing his primary education when he was just 10-years-old.