Melting Arctic opens shipping frontier

Rapidly melting ice on Alaska's Arctic is opening up a new navigable ocean in the extreme north, allowing oil tankers, fishing vessels and even cruise ships to venture into a new realm.

Self-deportation program scrapped

Oracle’s Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list

Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, is now ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States.

Maker of Snickers and M&Ms is raising prices

Halladay hands Yankees worst loss of season

This was a beating so bad, Derek Jeter lost track of how rough it really got for the New York Yankees.

Scoop: Broadway fans not warming to Holmes

Ticket sales for "All My Sons," which stars Katie Holmes and Patrick Wilson, are thus far “definitely off from what the production hoped,” according to a source close to the show.

Tidbits: Jessica and Tony laughed at Carrie’s claims

Face transplants could one day be routine

Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine.

Alabama workers to pay for extra pounds

Whopping fish declared new species

A man-sized grouper that trolls the tropical waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean for octopuses and crabs has been identified as a new fish species after genetic tests.

Invention kits to build anything

In through the outdoors

Northwest Montana has world-class hiking and rafting — not to mention huckleberry milkshakes that'll knock your boots off.

High-end pet lodges popular with owners