From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:57 AM

NFL owners and player representatives have arrived for another round of labor talks as the negotiations hit a critical phase. AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner is covering the meetings in New York. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:54 AM

A zoo in Ukraine is putting a two-headed snake on display that it says competes with itself for food. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:53 AM

Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp says it has given up on making an offer to take full control of British Sky Broadcasting. The company is facing a political and legal firestorm over a phone hacking scandal at its shuttered News of the World tabloid. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:47 AM

New York City police say remains believed to be those of a little boy who disappeared while walking home from a Brooklyn camp were found in a refrigerator Wednesday inside the home of a man being questioned by detectives. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:47 AM

11 Alive News has learned Atlanta Public School Chief Human Resources Officer Millicent Few quietly resigned at Monday’s school board meeting.

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:41 AM

A grief-stricken Afghan president Hamid Karzai attended the funeral ceremony for his half brother Wednesday, then pleaded with his countrymen to stop killing one another. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:40 AM

'Batman: Arkham City' — Meet the Riddler

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 8:41 AM

Ted Danson joins 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'; R Kelly faces foreclosure on Chicago-area mansion; Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to acting in 'Last Stand.' (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 8:41 AM

Ted Danson joins 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'; R Kelly faces foreclosure on Chicago-area mansion; Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to acting in 'Last Stand.' (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 7:33 AM

Diddy Dirty Money, Kelis, Professor Green and Eliza Doolittle talk about Orange RockCorps - a project that rewards youngsters with concert tickets in return for four hours of their time volunteering on a local community project. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:19 AM

The community college that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect had attended has released records detailing a meeting over his suspension from the school just three months before the attack. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:19 AM

China said its economic growth eased to 9.5 percent in the latest quarter amid rate hikes. But the numbers give the government room to keep taking measures to fight inflation. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:16 AM

USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale & Steve Gardner talk about the key moments of the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix, AZ.

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:12 AM

The U.S. Coast Guard is ending aerial searches for seven Americans still missing after a charter fishing boat sank off Mexico earlier this month. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 1:57 AM

Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder hit a three-run home run as the National League topped the American League 5-1 in the All-Star game Tuesday night. The win gives the NL home field advantage in the World Series. (July 13)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 1:53 AM

A handyman is accused of using a Catholic priest’s own gun to kill him at a beachfront house in Mississippi, then taking his ex-wife and kids on a Disney World vacation in the dead cleric's car, authorities said. (July 12)

From: USA TODAY on Wed, Jul 13 2011 12:46 AM

In an interview with CBS Tuesday, President Barack Obama seemed to back off his unequivocal assurances that the debt ceiling would be raised, thus avoiding a first-ever default. (July 12)

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 12 2011 10:35 PM

A Southern California woman was in custody Tuesday after authorities said she drugged her estranged husband, tied him to a bed, cut off his penis and put it through a garbage disposal. (July 12)

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 12 2011 9:36 PM

Thanks to the power of the Internet, a Marine’s YouTube request to go on a date with Mila Kunis got through to the actress, who said yes. (July 12)

From: USA TODAY on Tue, Jul 12 2011 8:28 PM

Christian Lopez is the lucky fan who caught the home run ball Derek Jeter hit for his 3,000th base hit. The 23-year-old Lopez is a cell phone salesman for Verizon. (July 12)