The Open House crew discusses the diverting plot lines of Week One, like the play of Beatrice Capra and Ryan Harrison, and what they mean for the second week.

Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.

Nothing like the full-throated hurricane that was feared, Earl moved past the New York and Massachusetts coasts early Saturday as little more than a routine storm.

A remote-controlled bomb detonated atop a parked motorcycle on Saturday, killing seven Afghans, according to local government and hospital officials.

Michelle Obama, who arrived at the White House as the self-described “mom-in-chief,” is extending her policy agenda and stepping up visibility.

Joe Miller, who won the Republican primary, has devoted his life to institutions and isolation.

A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.

Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.

While environmentalists wanted four dams in Oregon removed, they are not happy with the influx of people dredging the newly opened riverbed for gold.

The bands’ new mission matches current military doctrine: the creation of small, self-contained forces.

The country, which had sought to allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has reversed course.

Despite the advantage a 2000 law gives to religious institutions, disputes over mosque construction spread.

Rafael Nadal, the United States Open’s No. 1 seed, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in a tough second-round match.

Travel disruptions and beach closings on Long Island and Cape Cod were among the major effects of Earl, now a tropical storm.

Some scientists suggest carbon-based molecules may have been destroyed before the Viking landers could find them.

After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.

Floyd Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title for doping, is claiming that Lance Armstrong’s former team defrauded the government.

A major earthquake hit west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.

The rapid spread of the U.S. Open brawl video is another example of the power of citizen-shot footage, regardless of its quality.

The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, striking at the heart of its main search business.