Ajdabiya, Libya Aided by coalition airstrikes, Libyan opposition forces claimed victory Saturday over Moammar Gadhafi's forces in a strategically located eastern city but the battle in the west raged as loyalist tanks resumed the shelling of Misrata.Gadhafi's forces retreated Saturday after days of fierce fighting in Ajdabiya, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim told reporters. He said the coalition's...

 Tokyo  Levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant spiked to more than 1,250 times higher than normal, Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency said Saturday. Samples taken Friday morning from a monitoring station 330 meters off the coast were significantly higher than results from the previous morning, when the level was...

 An ad campaign in Dubai finds a creative way to obscure Gisele Bündchen's famous figure. Gisele's H&M Ads Digitally Altered for DubaiOoh! Ooh! A new airbrushing scandal: Gisele's bare skin has been judged too scandalous for H&M's Dubai market of modest dressers. The retail giant digitally covered up the Brazilian-born, sun-kissed supermodel's shoulders and cleavage in order to reflect...

  The reality-TV rocker's lawsuit alleges the Tony Awards incident caused his near-fatal brain hemorrhage. Bret Michaels Blames Tony Awards For His Brain Hemorrhage, Files Lawsuit In 2009, reality-TV rocker Bret Michaels was nearly decapitated--or at least almost lost some of his trademark blonde locks--when a descending set piece toppled him over at the end of Poison's "Nothin' But...

 New twists on an old favorite include treats made with potatoes — and even bacon.   10 extreme chocolate chip cookies  Chocolate chip crust ice cream sandwich cakeThis week is officially Chocolate Chip Cookie Week. Don't ask why, it just is, okay? And we're celebrating by eating lots of cookies as we comb the web for the wackiest, weirdest...

  With just five seconds to go, Brandon Knight became a legend for the Kentucky Wildcats. Amazing Brandon Knight shot puts Kentucky back in Elite EightBy Jeff EisenbergFor the first 39 minutes, 55 seconds of Kentucky's biggest win of the season, it was the contributions of the Wildcats' oft-overlooked upperclassmen that kept them within striking distance of top-seeded Ohio State.Then...

 The first woman to run for VP on a major party ticket succumbs to blood cancer at 75.First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75  BOSTON – Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, died Saturday in Boston, a family spokeswoman said.Ferraro died at Massachusetts General Hospital, where...