Baseball players are pledging to donate up to $1 million to Haitian earthquake relief efforts. The Major League Baseball Players Association says it is making a pair of $100,000 contributions to Esperanza International and Medicines for Humanity through the Major League Baseball Players Trust. The trust will give grants for the remainder of the money [...]

Four-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has crashed during practice for this weekend's 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway. A spokeswoman for Johnson says the driver is feeling fine and hoping to get back behind the wheel for another practice on Friday. Kristine Curley says Johnson is still planning to drive in the Rolex 24 At [...]

AP – A court ruled Thursday that former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin did not take part in a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, a verdict that means the two rivals may soon be sparring in the political arena again. Read more

AP – A 16-year-old girl pulled from the rubble more than two weeks after a deadly earthquake was in stable condition Thursday, able to eat yogurt and mashed vegetables to the surprise of doctors, who said her survival was medically inexplicable. Read more

AP – World leaders meeting in London on Thursday agreed on a timetable for the handover of security duties in Afghan provinces starting in late 2010 or early 2011. Read more