President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trademark fedora, the last check he ever signed, and watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait he sat for on the day he died are among hundreds of historic artifacts and documents headed for the auction block.

More than 1 million Myanmar cyclone victims will soon be able to receive their first assistance if the country's military regime quickly allows foreign experts into the affected areas, the United Nations said Monday.

Dutch scientists claim they have completed the first sequencing of an individual woman's DNA.

The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barrto be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting.

Hours after the Phoenix Mars Lander softly landed Sunday in theMartian arctic plains, it dazzled scientists with the first-everglimpse of the Red Planet's high northern latitudes.

Oil rose to near $133 a barrel Monday in Asia on persistent worriesabout global petroleum supplies and the outlook for the U.S. dollar.

Iraqi officials say six teenaged boys purportedly being trained assuicide bombers have been detained in the northern city of Mosul.

Severe storms packing large hail, heavy rain and tornadoes made for adeadly Memorial Day weekend across the nation's midsection, killing atleast seven people in Iowa and a 2-year-old child in Minneapolis.

Chinese soldiers prepared Monday to explode earthquake debris blockinga river where quickly rising waters threatened to flood disastervictims.

On this Memorial Day, President Bush is calling on Americans to observe a "moment ofremembrance" at 3 p.m. local time to honor those who perished fightingfor freedom.

Insurgent activity is rising in Afghanistan despite recent peace agreements between the new government of neighboring Pakistan and Islamic militants in a tribal area along the countries' border, a NATO official said Sunday.

Authorities say five people who are apparently related have been found dead inside a Southern California home.

An apparent stranger shot the bride, groom and two other people at an outdoor wedding in rural Arkansas, then was arrested after being chased by outraged guests, a sheriff's official said Sunday.

Drivers still aren't finding any bargains at pump, as gas prices continue to rise over the holiday weekend, averaging $3.93, according to AAA.

Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, bothseeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidentialcampaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting tooclose to religious leaders.

A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in twowhile trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport, authorities said. Four crew members were injured.

Warren Buffett, whose business and investment acumen has made him oneof the world's wealthiest men, said in an interview published Sunday hebelieves the U.S. economy is already in a recession.

The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. MerlinGerman waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from thedusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns

One of the most powerful aftershocks to hit quake-ravaged central Chinaleveled many more homes and killed one person, leaving dozens moreinjured Sunday. The ministry also said that 69 dams in one province were in danger of collapsing due to quake-related

A high-powered line of storms swept across the north metro area onSunday, with tornadoes reportedly touching down in the Twin Citiessuburbs of Coon Rapids and Hugo. More than 15,500 customers were without power in the east metro, Xcel Energy said.