Two BASIS schools in Arizona were ranked among the top 10 high schools in the country this week by U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News & World Report recently released its annual Best Hospitals, with three Valley hospitals receiving nationally ranked specialties.

 Mesquite High School in the Gilbert Unified School District received a bronze medal in U.S. News & World Report’s second annual list of America’s Best High Schools.

NEW YORK - Toy sellers’ fears of a widespread boycott of Chinese-made toys have not taken hold so far, despite the recall of more than 20 million playthings made there.

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QALAT, Afghanistan - Police killed four people Wednesday as Afghans enraged over drawings of the Prophet Muhammad marched on a U.S. military base in a volatile southern province, directing their anger not against Europe but America.

TRENTON, N.J. - Finally, a little good health care news for consumers: U.S. prices for generic prescription drugs, which already cost as little as one-third what their brand-name cousins do, have been getting cheaper and likely will keep doing so.

MUNICH, Germany- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld issued uncompromising challenges to both the United Nations and NATO over Iraq on Saturday, warning that the global bodies risked ridicule and discredit and cautioning three of America’s European partners that delaying plans to defend Turkey weakened the Atlantic alliance.

WASHINGTON - President Bush insisted Tuesday that the United States does not listen in on domestic telephone conversations among ordinary Americans. But he declined to specifically discuss the government's alleged compiling of phone records, or whether it would amount to an invasion of privacy.

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - U.S millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen, the world's third space tourist, bid farewell to his family Friday during final preparations for his flight to the international space station with a Russian-American crew.

I have a Ryder Cup theory that has held up well over the last decade, even if I did absorb a red, white and blue butt-kicking in 2006.

ANKARA, Turkey - In a stunning rejection that appeared to kill U.S. plans for a ‘‘northern front’’ in any war against Iraq, Turkey’s Parliament refused Saturday to authorize the deployment of 62,000 U.S. troops on Turkish soil.

Arizona State University’s graduate programs have been recognized by the U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best Graduate Schools, released Tuesday.

KUWAIT CITY - Iraqi troops south of Tikrit handed U.S. Marines a stunning surprise Sunday: seven American POWs released in relatively good condition after three weeks of captivity. They said they were treated roughly when captured, but given medical care, and some believed they were doomed.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Negotiations on Russia's admission to the World Trade Organization broke off with no agreement being reached, U.S. and Russian officials said Saturday.

SEOUL, South Korea - A U.S. envoy expressed support for China's proposal to hold informal six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and offered to meet bilaterally with the North on the sidelines of those discussions.

WASHINGTON - Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist called Tuesday for the Bush administration to stop a deal permitting a United Arab Emirates company to take over six major U.S. seaports.

WASHINGTON • The U.S. Chamber of Commerce laid out a coordinated border plan Wednesday that calls for combined improvements in infrastructure, security, immigration policies and trade, instead of the current piecemeal approach.

The pitching matchup said it all. United States starter Roger Clemens owns seven Cy Young Awards and a 3-0 record in six World Series. South Africa starter Carl Michaels plays in the Cape Town and the Western Province Summer leagues.

The pitching matchup said it all. United States starter Roger Clemens owns seven Cy Young Awards and a 3-0 record in six World Series. South Africa starter Carl Michaels plays in the Cape Town and the Western Province Summer leagues.

MEXICO CITY - A U.S. anti-kidnapping expert was abducted by gunmen in northern Mexico last week, a sign of just how bold this nation's kidnapping gangs have become.

Both the United States and Iran seem to be moving toward direct talks regarding the security situation in Iraq, and that could lead to more comprehensive discussions, including diplomatic ways to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

With construction spending in the United States surging to its highest level on record in August, the U.S. Department of Commerce is grappling with a serious side effect of the boom — higher prices and shortages of construction materials.

WASHINGTON - Federal officials warned on Tuesday that swine-flu related deaths were likely in the United States as the disease that killed scores in Mexico continued to spread across the world and governments intensified steps to battle the outbreak.