By NED POTTER and COLLEEN CURRY | ABC News, Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," read a statement by Apple's board of directors. "Steve's...

ABC News Italian Court Clears Amanda Knox of Murder Charges BY PHOEBE NATANSON and NIKKI BATTISTE PERUGIA, Italy Oct. 3, 2011 Amanda Knox was acquitted today of a murder that riveted three countries for the past four years and just hours later was whisked away from an Italian prison,...

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press | AP, WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe in coming weeks. So far, the outbreak has caused at least 72 illnesses —...

AP, WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday that the U.S. should consider military action against Pakistan if it continues to support terrorist attacks against American troops in Afghanistan. "The sovereign nation of Pakistan is engaging in...

By Kerry Sheridan | AFP, NASA said early Saturday it was trying to confirm the crash-landing of the biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years, which was over Canada, Africa and open ocean during the re-entry window. The US space agency stressed there was a "very remote"...

By Matthew Bigg | Reuters JACKSON, Georgia (Reuters) - The U.S. state of Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis on Wednesday in a case that drew international attention because of claims by his advocates that he may have been innocent. Davis was put to death by lethal injection at...

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI - Associated Press | AP TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies left Tehran on Wednesday bound for the Gulf state of Oman, closing a high-profile drama with archfoe Washington that brought more than two years of hope and heartbreak for the families. In...

Yahoo! News To Watch Video Click Here Bill Clinton's Advice to President Obama on Jobs Former President Clinton talks to Yahoo! about the potential of green energy jobs and his suggestions for President Obama at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting. Learn more about the CGI...

   AFP The wealthy and corporations must pay their "fair share," US President Barack Obama said Monday, laying out a $3.0 trillion deficit cutting plan, half to be financed by tax hikes on the rich. "We can't just cut our way out of this hole.... If we are going to make...

By Alister Bull | Reuters   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a populist gesture designed to appeal to voters, will propose a "Buffett Tax" on people making more than $1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday. Such a...