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HAVANA (AP) , Tropical Storm Isaac pushed over Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths, adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) , A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery and unleashed a ferocious fire on Saturday, killing at least 26 people and injuring more than 80 others in one of the deadliest disasters ever to hit the country's key oil industry.

LANDOVER, Md. , Andrew Luck stepped up in the pocket to avoid the rush, then put a deep ball down the left side into the arms of fellow rookie T.Y. Hilton for a 31-yard touchdown, wrapping up an 80-yard drive. Robert Griffin III took a high-and-wide shotgun snap and drifted to the right to find Santana Moss for a 4-yard score, also at the end of an 80-yard drive.

In a bid to attract crucial independent votes, both candidates for Nebraska's open Senate seat are stressing their willingness to buck their own party when necessary. At a debate in Grand Island, Neb...

TAMPA, Fla. , With a hurricane poised to creep along the Florida coast over the next few days, Republicans on Saturday canceled the first night of their nominating convention, slated for Monday, and said they'll pick up on Tuesday.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. , Bethpage Black lived up its reputation because of the greens, which in some cases looked brown. Sergio Garcia called them the fastest putting surfaces he could recall. Nick Watney referred to them as extreme. More than one player suggested the course was unplayable Saturday in The Barclays, certainly late in the afternoon as the sun baked out the public course on Long Island.

BOSTON , The Los Angeles Dodgers are stocking up for the stretch run with some new, expensive players who couldn't help the Boston Red Sox make it to the postseason this year or last. The Dodgers acquired...

Both President Obama and Mitt Romney noted the death Saturday of Neil Armstrong, the most iconic of all American astronauts and the first man to step foot on the moon. Mr. Obama released the following statement: "Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Neil Armstrong.

ASPEN, Colo. , Lance Armstrong was feeling just fine even after being beaten by a lanky teenager in a grueling 36-mile mountain bike race. Better than fine, even. He's more at ease now than he has been in a decade. In his first interview since the U.S.

BOSTON , The Boston Red Sox returned to their clubhouse Saturday to find empty lockers where Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford stored their gear before they packed for Los Angeles in a trade that dismantled the underperforming ballclub and gave it a chance to rebuild without their hefty contracts.

CINCINNATI (AP) , Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. The modest man, who had people on Earth entranced and awed from almost a quarter-million miles away, but credited others for the feat, died Saturday. He was 82.

NEW YORK (AP) , All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) , After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion. An appeal is expected.

When Uncle Sam knocks at the door saying he's here to help, watch out. He has hired an army of bureaucrats to devise thick stacks of papers and studies that claim federal intervention is just what the marketplace needs. As a Mercatus Institute study released Tuesday argues, that's not the case.

Republicans gather in Tampa on Monday for their nominating convention. These quadrennial gatherings lack their historical drama, and in 2012 the outcome is assured. Former Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan will be the party's nominees for president and vice president, the "brokered convention" fantasy scenarios notwithstanding.