AP - Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge`s ruling that put most of the state`s immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

AP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out.

The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been collected and published online in a downloadable file, meaning they will no longer be able to make the information private.

Arizona and Fremont, Neb., are at the forefront of the movement by governments to get tough with illegal immigrants. But they are learning that passing a law is far from enough.

Parts of Arizona`s controversial immigration law went into effect Thursday, after a judge blocked the heart of the measure, defusing a confrontation between police and activists.

AP - Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as it strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit.

AP - It`s a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.

AP - Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and the attorney for a woman accused of attempting to extort him have started the trial`s fourth day of testimony with a heated exchange.