The Buffalo Sabres defeated the last-place New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday.

Brandon Roy scored 32 points and dominated the fourth quarter to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 102-89 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

Rene Bourque scored his first NHL hat trick on Saturday night as the Calgary Flames defeated the visiting Ottawa Senators 6-3.

Israeli aircraft's lobbed more than 80 tons of bombs on terrorist Hamas controlled Gaza killing over 200 people. Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, concerning the security situation in Israel said "Israel has a

New York, December 28, 2008) - Cambodian authorities should exonerate and free Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, who were unfairly sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2005 for the murder of labor leader Chea Vichea, said three international

The publisher of a disputed Holocaust memoir has canceled the book, adding the name Herman Rosenblat to an increasingly long line of literary fakers and ending with a heartbreaking crash his story -- embraced by Oprah Winfrey among others --

Dale Wasserman, author of the book for the Tony-winning musical "Man of La Mancha" as well as the stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," has died. He was 94.

The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Saturday he was "shocked and appalled" that one of his potential successors had sent committee members a CD this Christmas featuring a 2007 parody song called "Barack the Magic Negro."

Despite snapping a three-game winless streak, the Buffalo Sabres aren't taking any solace from gaining two points the hard way. Ales Kotalik and Drew Stafford scored shootout goals, and Ryan Miller stopped both of New York's attempts in Buffalo's 4-3

Vince Carter scored 28 points and the New Jersey Nets pulled away in overtime to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 114-103 on Saturday night.

Two months ago, Mohammad Anwar recalls, the Taliban paraded accused thieves through his village, tarred their faces with oil and threw them in jail. The public punishment was a clear sign to villagers that the Taliban are now in charge.

The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers, the committee chairwoman said Saturday, shutting down a request from the governor's attorney.

Joe Johnson scored a season-high 41 points, Josh Smith also set a season high with 24, and the Hawks withstood Ben Gordon's 3-point barrage to beat the Bulls 129-117 on Saturday night.

Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured early Saturday as officers responded to a call of an arson near a Catholic elementary school and church in the Near South Side's Bridgeport neighborhood.

A consumer advocate group says it has received about 50 complaints a day about Air Canada since Christmas Eve, when bad weather triggered days of flight delays and cancellations across the country.

The flag-draped casket of the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan was loaded into a military plane at Kandahar Airfield for the long journey home on Saturday.

Another 100 kilograms of cocaine has been seized as part of a major Canadian drug investigation that led to one of the largest drug busts in New Brunswick history earlier in the week.

Andrei Kostitsyn scored his first career hat trick on Saturday to lead the Habs to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.