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AP - Gunmen intercepted a tourist minivan and snatched two female American tourists at gunpoint, along with their Egyptian tour guide Friday near St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai, the region's security chief said. More...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - American Nick Watney fought off a spirited back nine charge by South Korea's K.J. Choi to claim his second PGA Tour win of the season with a two-shot victory at the AT&T National on Sunday. Watney, overnight leader with compatriot Rickie Fowler, managed...

Prince William and Kate Middleton's Canadian tour will stop in seven cities, including in Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations and Calgary for the Stampede. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will also visit Montreal, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Summerside, P.E.I., and Yellowknife during their...

-- At least 12 people died when a tour boat in Vietnam's Halong Bay sank early Thursday, an official said. The dead included 11 foreigners -- from the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and France -- and their Vietnamese tour guide, according to Ngo Van Hung, director of the Halong Bay...

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0." Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2011/01/25/bts.sotu.obama.tax.cnn -- President Barack Obama and members of his Cabinet will tour several businesses Wednesday that the president says are investing in ways he mentioned in his State of the Union speech. Obama will head to Wisconsin, where...

SHANGHAI – The PGA Tour continues to shortchange the one World Golf Championship held outside the United States by only offering a three-year exemption to the winner if he is a member of the American-based tour. One person who didn't seem the least bit bothered was Francesco Molinari, who won...

Surfing legend Andy Irons dies at 32 KAUAI, Hawaii, -- Three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons has died of unknown causes at age 32, his sponsor said Tuesday. Billabong, the surfboard maker that backed Irons, said in a statement he withdrew from the Rip Curl Search Puerto Rico stop...

Lee Westwood has taken over from Tiger Woods as golf's new world number one, after Martin Kaymer failed to finish in the top two in the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama on Sunday. Briton Westwood, who becomes the first European to top the world rankings since Nick Faldo in 1994, has climbed to...

Sports Calendar for Friday, Oct. 22 (All times Eastern) Baseball American League Championship Series (best of 7) New York Yankees at Texas, 8:07 p.m. (Texas leads series 3-2) Hockey NHL Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m...

Rookie leads on PGA Tour LAS VEGAS, -- Cameron Tringale, a PGA Tour rookie who has made the cut only four times, shared the lead Thursday after one round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Tringale, 23, is playing in his 20th tour event, and he has yet to finish among the Top...

Mediate leads on PGA Tour SAN MARTIN, Calif., -- Rocco Mediate, whose top career highlight came in a tournament he did not win, grabbed the lead Thursday after one round of the Frys.com Open. Mediate made a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole en route to a 7-under 64 at the CordeValle...

Lincicome fires career round DANVILLE, Calif., -- Btittany Lincicome turned in one of the best rounds in the history of women's golf Thursday to seize a four-shot lead at the CVS LPGA Challenge. Lincicome fired an 11-under 61 at the Blackhawk Country Club. She birdied six of her final...

Fowler still looking for PGA Tour win SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Rickie Fowler came close to winning his first PGA Tour title last year at the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Ariz. He's hoping a different site will bring a different result. "There's some unfinished business," said Fowler, the U.S...

Price leads on Champions Tour SNOQUALMIE, Wash., -- Nick Price shot his low round of the year with a 9-under 63 Friday and took a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Boeing Classic. Price, a two-time winner on the Champions Tour in 2010, faced a tough test over the weekend with plenty...

Istomin seeks first ATP Tour title NEW HAVEN, Conn., -- Denis Istomin earned a chance at his first ATP Tour title Friday by defeating Viktor Troicki in the semifinals at the Pilot Pen. Istomin has never played in a championship match during his three full seasons on the tour, but he will do so...

Finch out front on European Tour AUCHTERARDER, Scotland, Aug. Richard Finch, a two-time winner on the European Tour, shot a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-shot lead at the first round of the Johnnie Walker Championship. Finch, who is 268th in the world rankings, birdied the final hole...

PGA Tour playoffs begin Thursday PARAMUS, N.J., -- The four-tournament PGA Tour playoffs begin Thursday with Tiger Woods facing a difficult battle to retain the championship he won a year ago. A field of 121 players will open play at The Barclays, to be contested over the tree-lined Ridgewood...

Heart transplant recipient leads PGA event WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va., Erik Compton, twice the recipient of a new heart, shot the lowest round of his PGA Tour career Thursday to share the first-round lead at The Greenbrier Classic. Compton, playing on a sponsor's exemption, shot a 7-under...

Jarreau itching to get back on tour MARSEILLE, France, U.S. soul singer Al Jarreau remains hospitalized in France but is on the mend and eager to start performing again, his manager said. The entertainer was due to sing at a festival in the Alpine town of Barcelonette last week when he began...