A Georgia dentist is charged with killing his former girlfriend and indicted in the murder of his wife, Jennifer, a preschool teacher. Now police are investigating whether Dr. Barton Corbin (search) may have been involved in the death of a third woman. We’ll have the latest. Plus, a middle school …

Crude oil futures (search) prices shot above $45 a barrel Thursday morning after an initial spurt of buying created momentum that forced investors who had been expecting lower prices to cover their bets. “We have a great deal of investment funds that are trading crude oil right now, a lot …

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – An Army Special Forces soldier died in western Afghanistan (search) on Sunday during combat against enemy forces, the Pentagon said. Sgt. 1st Class Pedro A. Munoz, 47, was fatally wounded late Saturday by small arms fire while his unit was conducting an offensive operation in …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Taliban militants attacked a government office in southern Afghanistan, sparking a gunbattle that left five people dead, including a rebel commander, an Afghan official said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said an Afghan killed during a raid on Sunday in which an American soldier also died was …

A study involving more than a million people offers some of the best evidence of an association between diabetes (search) and an increased risk of cancer (search). Researchers have found having elevated fasting blood sugar levels (search) increased the risk of dying from cancers of the pancreas (search) and liver …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Sir Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty Thursday to unwittingly helping to finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, accepting a $506,000 fine and suspended jail sentence. The plea deal allows Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (search), to leave South …

JERUSALEM – A political rally by the militant Palestinian group Hamas (search) turned violent Saturday, as supporters of the rival Fatah faction opened fire, sparking a melee that left more than 25 people wounded, a Palestinian official said. The incident in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza was the …

People with fibromyalgia (search) and other chronic pain conditions (search) may be more active than they think they are, according to a new study. “When you ask people with fibromyalgia about their level of function in terms of activity levels, they’ll report a lower function than almost any other group,” …

LOS ANGELES – Rescuers continued their search Tuesday for people feared trapped under tons of mud and rock that crashed down a mountain south of Santa Barbara and destroyed 15 homes. At least 27 people remain unaccounted for following the massive mudslide in La Conchita (search) that left a pile …

SAN FRANCISCO – Activists on both sides of the abortion issue marched in demonstrations across the country Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion (search) legal. The anniversary came amid speculation that retirements on the Supreme Court could alter its makeup …