KABUL – Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. troops and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces in more than a year, military officials said Sunday. …

LOS ANGELES – Justin Timberlake was granted a temporary restraining order on Friday against a woman his attorney described as an obsessed stalker, court records show. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Cunningham III granted the “SexyBack” singer the protective order against Karen J. McNeil, 48. Timberlake’s attorney, Evan Spiegel, …

LOS ANGELES – Explosives and a marijuana farm were discovered at a Southern California home doubling as a state-licensed child day care center after a man blew off four of his fingers while mixing homemade explosives, authorities said Thursday. Benjamin Kuzelka, 23, remained hospitalized at Loma Linda Medical Center and …

Some scientific whizzes have been studying how people taste the fizz in their carbonated drinks. It’s a tricky question, since the human tongue is supposed to sense just five flavors: bitter, sweet, salty, sour and umami, sometimes called savory. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and the National …

CONCORD, N.H. – A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for amassing an arsenal of weapons at her fortress-like home after she and her husband were convicted of tax evasion. Elaine Brown was convicted with her husband in July of plotting to kill federal …

MOSCOW – A top Russian security official says Moscow reserves the right to conduct pre-emptive nuclear strikes to safeguard the country against aggression on both a large and a local scale, according to a newspaper interview published Wednesday. Presidential Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev also singled out the U.S. and …

DETROIT – For those who expected General Motors’ once-funky Saturn brand to live on with a new owner, there has been a sad twist. Saturn, once billed as a different kind of car company, appears as dead as Pontiac and Oldsmobile. At the brand’s 350 remaining dealers around the country, …

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Phil Mickelson, Lucas Glover and Ricky Barnes were on the move Monday at the U.S. Open. Only Mickelson was going the right way. With a 5-foot eagle putt at the par-5 13th, Mickelson — who came to Bethpage Black desperate to deliver the silver trophy to his …

Wondering what to check out at the box office this weekend? With so many decisions, we know it can be overwhelming. But not to worry, we’ve got you covered! FOX News Radio Sabrina Sabbagh has the movie run down for you on the hottest films playing at a theater near …

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Tank cars loaded with thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol exploded in flames as a freight train derailed, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of nearby homes. The cars continued burning Saturday morning and officials said they would wait for the “very dangerous” …