Reports: Turkoglu opts for Raptors over Blazers: Turkish forward Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.The 208-centimeter (6-foot-10) free agent helped Orlando to the NBA finals last season. On Friday, a person close to the Blazers confirmed that Turkoglu ended contract talks with them. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations. ›11:27
Funeral for Billy Mays draws hundreds: Television product pitchman Billy Mays is remembered as a pop culture icon at his funeral near Pittsburgh. ›17:58 3 Jul, Fri
Butter statue of Jackson? Fair plans one: Iowa State Fair organizers announce that in addition to their annual butter cow statute, there would be one of late pop music icon Michael Jackson. ›22:06 30 Jun, Tue
Jacksons ex Rowe says, I want my children: Debbie Rowe wants custody of the two children she had with Michael Jackson and said she was willing to submit to any testing, including DNA, to prove that she is the children's true biological mother. ›22:22 2 Jul, Thu
Mont. judge rules on case 24 years later: In Montana's Toole County, retired District Judge Ronald McPhillips ruled this week in a lawsuit that was left hanging for nearly a quarter-century. ›01:33 2 Jul, Thu
GOP's Coleman may eye Minn. governor run: The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken. ›15:58 2 Jul, Thu
North America's top 15 vacation spots: It's not hard to find a common characteristic among Forbes Traveler's top 15 North American vacation spots: sun, sand and sea clearly dominate the leisure-destination favorites. ›18:00 1 Jul, Wed
Cop nabs robber minutes after graduating: One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden. ›14:54 3 Jul, Fri
Obama plugs new lighting standards: Aiming to keep the focus on climate change legislation, President Barack Obama put a plug in for administration efforts to make lamps and lighting equipment use less energy. ›18:57 29 Jun, Mon
Fireworks photography in 5 easy steps: Ooh! Ahh! Everyone loves fireworksand everyone can learn to snap photographs that better capture their beauty. ›23:01 30 Jun, Tue
Bigfoot? Nope, just a big hoax in Conn.: A Connecticut woman's close encounter with the mythical beast Sasquatch turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. ›21:30 2 Jul, Thu
Dollar-saving strategies for summer travel: The economy has more people leery about making plans far in advance; travel companies are offering more last-minute deals, and new technologies are fostering bargains that come and go like mayflies. ›14:45 1 Jul, Wed
Drivers to watch at Daytona: The cars may be held in check, but Lee Spencer doesn't think Kyle Busch will be. See who else she has her eye on at Daytona. ›03:53
Jobless consumers will hold back recovery: Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably wont feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen. ›20:54 2 Jul, Thu
Cabbie sprays deodorant to repel attacker: Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. ›08:10 3 Jul, Fri
McDonalds passes, Taco Bell scores with NBA: Taco Bell has replaced longtime sponsor McDonald's as the NBA's fast-food partner. ›17:24 2 Jul, Thu
Web retailers and states wrestle over tax rules: In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. ›20:01 2 Jul, Thu
Uffa! Hefty bill shocks tourists dining in Italy: They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. ›15:46 2 Jul, Thu
Newsweek:Chemicals in fireworks dangerous?: This Saturday, Americans all across the country will look to the skies to witness fireworks. But what goes up must come down, and some researchers think that what drifts back to earth after the spectacle subsides could negatively affect both our bodies and our ecosystem. ›16:58 2 Jul, Thu
Toy universe may solve mystery of lifes origins: Evogrid, a computer creation concept that would be a digital version of the primordial soup, could one day solve the riddle of life's origin. ›17:50 2 Jul, Thu
Obama pitches health plan, hugs cancer patient: President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday. ›00:46 2 Jul, Thu