Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported.

Typhoon Kompasu kills 3 in South Korea

Today, 10:20 AM

Large and powerful Hurricane Earl prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard Thursday as residents from North Carolina to Massachusetts scrambled to ready themselves for its arrival.

Powerful, enormous Earl bearing down on East Coast

Today, 9:50 AM

Police arrested rapper T.I. and his wife in California after they were allegedly found in possession of a controlled substance.

Police: Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges

Today, 9:42 AM

Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed public and private workplaces under a new slogan "cut smoking, gain life."

Greece imposes smoking ban in public spaces

Today, 9:35 AM

Authorities gave an "all clear" early Thursday after sweeping the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where police shot and killed a man who was holding three hostages.

Discovery Channel HQ given 'all clear'

Today, 9:27 AM

Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long-running Mideast conflict.

Mideast peace talks to resume in Washington

Today, 9:02 AM

An extra in "Transformers 3" was seriously injured in Indiana on Wednesday evening during the filming of a scene for the upcoming movie, authorities said

Extra seriously hurt filming 'Transformers 3'

Today, 5:28 AM

Crews are expected to try to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, said Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster.

Cap on BP's ruptured oil well to be removed

Today, 5:27 AM

Dutch investigators were trying to determine Thursday whether the bodies of three babies found at a home in the Netherlands belong to the woman who lived there.

Three dead babies found at Dutch home

Today, 4:54 AM

Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Study: Weight-loss drug ups risk of heart attack, stroke in some

Wednesday, 5:40 PM