BOSTON – Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments. The 24-year-old lefty, who survived cancer to pitch the World Series clincher for the Boston Red Sox last fall, shut down Kansas City 7-0 Monday night for the first no-hitter in the majors …

INDIANAPOLIS – Scott Dixon stayed ahead of the trouble, got a boost from his crew and drove to his first Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday. Dixon got out of the pits ahead of Vitor Meira on the final round of stops, then held off the Brazilian and hard-luck Marco Andretti to …

FORT KENT, Maine – The rain-swollen St. John River crested early Thursday after hitting a record high, forcing residents to flee to higher ground as more than 100 homes flooded. Rain and melting snow raised the St. John to more than 30 feet — about 5 feet above flood stage …

This is a rush transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” May 20, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: All right, Barack Obama secretly searching for a running mate, Bill Clinton secretly pushing for his wife to fill that …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Prosecutors have dropped the most serious federal charge against a South Carolina teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school. Ryan Schallenberger, 18, still faces three federal explosives charges that carry a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, but prosecutors dropped a charge of …

TOKYO – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off the Japanese coast rattled Tokyo early Thursday, seismologists and national television said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, though the quake woke up some residents of the capital, public broadcaster NHK said. No tsunami warning had been issued, it added. …

OGDEN, Utah – A loud party at a “known gang house” in Ogden, Utah turned into a six-hour hostage standoff Saturday night, according to police. Ogden Duty Lt. John Stubbs said that dispatchers got calls from people inside the house saying they were being held against their will. When cops …

MILWAUKEE – Police in Milwaukee on Friday were searching for a man who tried to commandeer a transit bus after beating up the driver. Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday released surveillance video of a man in a red shirt and bandanna boarding the bus in Milwaukee Wednesday, then pummeling …

LOS ANGELES – This weekend was just the beginning of Hollywood’s Iron age. Marvel Studios announced Monday it will release “Iron Man 2” on April 30, 2010, following the success of the first in the comic-book franchise, which pulled in $104.2 million domestically since opening last Thursday and $201 million …

LOS ANGELES – It may always take two to tango, but it apparently only takes one arm to tango and mambo. Cristian de la Fuente and his partner were the top-scoring couple after Monday night’s “Dancing With the Stars” performance round, despite an injury to the Chilean television actor’s left …