ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Russian officials say five militants and four police have been killed and four more people wounded in the violence-plagued south. The local interior ministry says police killed three suspected militants, including a woman, in Dagestan province Saturday. A police spokesman in neighboring Chechnya says that a clash …

NEW YORK – Boxer Mike Tyson paid $50,000 to take out a “hit” on members of a nefarious drug gang in Brooklyn who allegedly gunned down his ex-bodyguard, The New York Post reported, citing a witness at the trial of one of those in the gang. The stake on the …

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the “Holy Grail” shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, astonishingly well-preserved in the cold, deep water, explorers announced Friday. Shipwreck enthusiasts …

This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” June 6, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. JAMIE COLBY, GUEST HOST: Jenny McCarthy already well-known for her beauty and her winning personality. But there is another side to the star. When …

SYDNEY, Australia – Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the Iraq war five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday, a Defense Department official said. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was swept into office in November largely on the promise that …

NEW YORK – Think only celebrities, high-ranking professionals and the wealthy can enjoy having personal assistants at their beck and call? Not necessarily. A growing number of Web sites are making it easier to outsource virtual errands overseas, making it cheaper to indulge in the luxury of never having to …

SEOUL, South Korea – The North Korean people are told to remain on constant vigil against American attack, and that the food shortages and constant blackouts they suffer are caused by U.S. sanctions. Better relations with Washington, signaled by the latest progress in their nuclear standoff, could eventually lead to …

MIAMI – Passengers of a flight that had to return to Miami International Airport because of fumes in the cockpit are being transferred to another plane. American Airlines flight 2107 left with 186 passengers at 8:32 a.m. Thursday. Officials say the plane turned around when passengers and crew smelled odor …

PHILADELPHIA – Wedding bells will ring in Philadelphia July 3 for Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross. Ralph Archbold and Linda Wilde, who are well known for their portrayals of the historical figures, plan a very public ceremony on the steps in front of Independence Hall. They met Sept. 1 after …

Two months after he was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening blood disease, British hopeful Jamie Baker is stepping onto the Wimbledon Court Tuesday, London’s Daily Telegraph reported. Baker, 21, from Glasglow, England, was given a wildcard into the competition — even after he was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura …