Fallen pop princess Britney Spears got her stay in a psychiatric ward extended Sunday, as doctors decided to keep her hospitalized an additional 14 days, someone close to the pop star told the Associated Press. Spears was to be released from UCLA Medical Center’s psychiatric hospital Sunday, but doctors and …

LOS ANGELES – Two major hamburger chains and dozens of school districts around the nation have banned meat from a Chino slaughterhouse after a video showed workers brutalizing sick and crippled cows, officials said Friday. Altogether, more than 150 school districts in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, Montana, Minnesota, Washington and …

WASHINGTON – Calling it a high honor, President Bush on Thursday warmly greeted 107-year-old Frank Woodruff Buckles, described by the White House as the last known surviving American-born veteran of World War I. “Mr. Buckles’ mind is sharp, his memory is crisp, and he’s been sharing with me some interesting …

A 2-year-old English boy is being kept alive on daily doses of Viagra. However, he faces an uncertain future because of cuts made by the U.K.’s drug rationing agency, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reports. Oliver Sherwood has the erectile dysfunction medication crushed up and put in his food four times …

HOUSTON – Authorities were investigating what caused a riot that injured about 50 inmates at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Houston. One unidentified man was taken to the hospital with a head injury, said District Chief Tommy Dowdy, a Houston Fire Department spokesman. The other wounded prisoners were treated …

BAGHDAD – Rockets or mortars were heard being fired in the direction of the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital. The U.S. military says there are no reports of injuries or significant damage. Monday’s attacks come a day after a radical cleric Shiite cleric pulled his fighters off the streets …

SYDNEY, Australia – An Australian magazine apologized Monday to readers and troops serving abroad for publishing a story revealing that Prince Harry was fighting with British troops in Afghanistan. New Idea magazine said when it ran the story in January it was unaware of an agreement between the British Ministry …

CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Inc. wants the iPhone to become a business e-mail gadget — and a portable video game machine that might also help users manage their health records. Cupertino-based Apple unveiled new software Thursday that reflects its intensifying effort to court business customers and placate third-party developers who …

Barack Obama’s campaign began to reclaim lost momentum Saturday, beating Hillary Clinton by double digits in the Wyoming caucuses on the road to more critical upcoming contests. The caucuses only offered 12 total delegates, but both candidates campaigned there and drew rare attention to the state as well as historic …

LUCKNOW, India – A man in India suffering from a disease marked by chronic high blood pressure in the legs hopes to walk again following an operation, the Times of India reported. Amit Kumar Gupta, 35, suffers from a rare disease called chronic venous insufficiency and has not walked on …