Accompanied by two smitten men, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and plunged it into her roommate's neck, a prosecutor charged in closing arguments.

Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.

Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Egypt's capital fought with police near the Algerian Embassy early Friday, the Interior Ministry said.

A woman accused of cutting a Wal-Mart line and striking police officers reached a plea deal after taking the stand and denying all charges in the racially charged case.

A suspect in the killing of five people in Arkansas last week has been killed in a shootout with officers, authorities said.

There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else's couch to jump on.

A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's "bias" against their veteran leader.

Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling fat obtained from dead humans.

If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.

Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks.