The funeral for Etta James, the legendary singer whose earthy vocals bridged genres from blues to rock, was set for Saturday at a Southern California cemetery, the family said.

Increased violence led to the decision, a senior league source says. The mission has been monitoring government activities as the Syrian regime battles an uprising.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Pakistan should release the physician who provided intelligence to the U.S. ahead of the strike that killed Osama bin Laden.

A woman's body was found Saturday in the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship, Italian officials said, taking the number of people confirmed dead to 17.

Four arrests have been made in connection with allegations of inappropriate payments to police, London's Metropolitan Police Service said Saturday, with a police officer among those detained.

Roland Martin says the GOP candidates' pandering discussion of the embargo brings its failure into sharp relief. Only Ron Paul gets it.

Roland Martin says the GOP candidates' pandering discussion of the embargo brings its failure into sharp relief. Only Ron Paul gets it.

Former Penn State assistant head coach Jerry Sandusky, who is accused of child sex abuse, is asking a judge to modify the terms of his bail.

Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday he is hopeful that this weekend's planned visit by representatives of the nuclear watchdog will "resolve any ambiguity and show (our) transparency and cooperation with the agency."

Deep down on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Swedish treasure hunters think they have made the find of a lifetime.