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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos' kidnapping had a storybook finish when commandos rescued him just two days after he was abducted. But others aren't so lucky. It's not uncommon for hostages to die in Venezuela, and the usual path to freedom involves paying a big ransom.

The Federal Communications Commission wants AT&T to prove the merger would be "in the public interest."

The ambassador says he didn't write a memo appealing to the U.S. for help in controlling Pakistan's powerful military. But the scandal has led to him stepping down.

The capital city plans to thicken the ice on one of its rivers in the winter, which they hope will keep them cool in the summer.

When Mary J. Blige first shook up the world of R&B with My Life, she sang about pain — about an abusive relationship, addiction and depression. Seventeen years later, My Life II is out, and its message has a different tune.

According to media reports, H-P's directors are discussing the replacement of current CEO Leo Apotheker. Whitman, who was CEO of eBay and the 2010 GOP candidate for governor of California, is on H-P's board.

The "nightmare scenario," says policy analyst Frederic Wehrey, is that some of an estimated 20,000 such missiles fall into the wrong hands.

For U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan, the mountain view from Observation Post Mustang comes with a cost. The area is used by insurgent fighters as an infiltration and smuggling route from Pakistan. The post provides a position to keep watch on other U.S. bases in the valley below.

If mold, dust and other culprits are shutting down your nasal passages, you might find it useful to know which U.S. cities' residents have it even worse. It turns out that people living in Oklahoma City, Okla., suffer the most nasal congestion of any metropolitan area in America.

A 19-year-old Emory University student is accused of charging up to $2,500 to take the exam for high school students.