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A long-distance passenger train from Poland smashed into a collapsed bridge east of Prague on Friday, killing at least 10 people, railway officials said.

Heat, humidity and haze cloaked the start of China's long-awaited Olympic Games in a sultry blanket Friday.

Reuters - A judge on Friday allowed indicted Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to post $50,000 bond to get out of jail but ordered new restrictions on his movements, while new charges were filed against the embattled mayor.

Reuters - American labor leaders are urging their white working class members to put aside racial biases that could undermine Barack Obama's union-backed bid to become the United States' first black president.

AFP - The Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion dollars and battered by political and environmental concerns, was declared open on Friday as China displayed its credentials as a modern, confident nation.

AP - Fannie Mae swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as conditions in the housing market continued to deteriorate, forcing the mortgage finance giant to make bold cutbacks that will send shock waves through the mortgage market.

AP - A founder of the country band Sugarland is suing the two current members of the popular group for $1.5 million.

AP - The Baghdad Zoo on Friday welcomed a pair of rare Bengal tiger cubs that were donated by a North Carolina animal sanctuary despite protests by animal rights activists.

AP - He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face.

AP - Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pyrotechnics and pageantry — topped by the unworldly sight of a flying gymnast, traversing the heights of the stadium to light the flame and begin the Summer Games.

Opinion: No reason to mince words. Phil Mickelson knows that for most people, two wins and six top-10 finishes in a PGA Tour season is an outstanding year. But he also knows for himself, that is not the case.

A charter bus ran off a highway overpass north of Dallas early Friday and crashed onto its side on a roadway below, authorities said. A newspaper reported 12 were killed.

China celebrates its ancient past and modern power when the Olympics open on Friday, looking to put criticism behind it as world leaders arrive in Beijing.

When Tyra Banks posed as Michelle Obama in Harper's Bazaar, it wasn't only because of her love of the Obamas, Banks has visions of becoming First Lady, says a source.

A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse after being accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to meet for sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old-girl.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, seen as a direct everyman, is among the least-known of John McCain's vice-presidential prospects.