JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz was sprawled out on the ground, trainers huddled around him, teammates, coaches and fans wondering whether he would be able to continue playing....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- There's no need to cry, Dora. The programmer Viacom and Time Warner Cable agreed on compensation that preserved access for the cable system operator's 15.7 million subscribers to Dora's Nickelodeon network, MTV and 17 other channels....

Thousands of Microsoft's 30GB music players froze up early Wednesday; turns out Microsoft forgot about leap year.

Michael Griffin's wife, friends openly campaign to keep him on job during Obama administration.

Search crews have found a young snowboarder apparently missing for three days on a rugged British Columbia mountain.

Former senator from Rhode Island sponsored 1972 program that helped millions attend college.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Outside in the elements, the Detroit Red Wings showed they can play the Chicago Blackhawks anywhere, anytime, in any conditions. And still beat them. Pavel Datsyuk skated through two defenders for a go-ahead score in a three-goal second period, and the Red Wings scored twice in a 17-second span of the third Thursday to rally past the Blackhawks 6-4 in the Winter Classic at chilly Wrigley Field....

Two children are among the dead after Brookland home erupts in early morning blaze.

A fire and resulting stampede left 58 people dead at an upscale Bangkok nightclub where revelers were ringing in the new year, Thai police said. Steven Hall, a British national injured in the blaze, told CNN that flames spread along the ceiling above the stage where the band was playing, but some people seemed to think it was part of the show.

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Handover signals declining U.S. role in country where it has lost thousands of lives, spent billions.

A record 60,000 apply to volunteer at Obama's swearing-in, but most won't make the cut.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- All-American running back Shonn Greene figures he's ready for the next level....

ST. IGNACE, Mich., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Ohio company hired to paint the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan did a poor job in completing the task and should pay compensation, a lawsuit alleges.

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) -- A man who reportedly told police he was trying to deter a friend from driving drunk by blasting the friend's windshield with paintballs wound up in jail. In the words of Kennewick, Wash., police Sgt. Ken Lattin: "This is a very creative way to prevent someone from drinking and driving, but not legal or safe."...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Foreign radio broadcasts can no longer be offered on local frequencies in Azerbaijan, the communication ministry said Thursday.

VERO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Carnival Cruise Lines says a search is under way for a cruise ship worker who apparently fell overboard Thursday off the coast of Florida.

BERLIN, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Members of groups trying to fight the German right wing say that the Internet has helped spur an increase in extremist violence.

Shortage poses a critical threat for the quarter of Americans who live outside metropolitan areas.