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U.S. Army dismisses charges against soldier in Afghan murder
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face court-martial in the murder of unarmed Afghan civilians, according to a statement from the Army's Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Friday.

Raptors cruise past struggling Wizards
(Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.

Rescuers find bodies from Papua New Guinea ferry disaster
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers searching for survivors after a heavily laden ferry sank off Papua New Guinea said on Saturday they had found four bodies and that the search would go on for about 100 still missing.

U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong, team
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.

Author traces roots of U.S. political conspiracy theories
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Extremist political conspiracies such as "birthers" and "truthers" may be a dominant theme of post-9/11 America, but in a new book by Arthur Goldwag, he argues that modern conservative groups may be a product of history repeating itself.

Levin surges ahead at frost-delayed Phoenix Open
(Reuters) - Little-known American Spencer Levin eagled the par-four 17th on his way to a commanding six-shot lead in the unfinished second round of the frost-delayed Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday.

Analysis: Giants pass rush vs Patriots passing key to Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl 46 appears set to boil down to the same fundamental clash of strengths seen four years ago when the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots in the Big Show.

Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81.

Over 200 people killed in Syria as U.N. prepares to vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power.

Mother of Lisa Irwin tearfully denies role in her disappearance
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - The mother of missing infant Lisa Irwin on Friday tearfully denounced "insane theories" she had something to do with the girl's disappearance four months ago.

Suspect kills Alabama police officer, wounds another
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - An assailant stabbed a Mobile police officer to death Friday afternoon outside Mobile County Metro Jail before fleeing in a police cruiser.

U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong team
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.

Death toll hits 217 in shelling of Syria's Homs: group
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 217 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human rights said on Saturday.

Jovial Panetta shrugs off controversies on Europe trip
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) - If Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was unsettled by making headlines that jangled nerves from Kabul to Washington on his trip to Europe this week, it didn't dampen his infectious chuckle as he headed to a security summit in Germany on Friday.

Levin takes charge at frost-delayed Phoenix Open
(Reuters) - Little-known American Spencer Levin eagled the par-four 17th on his way to a commanding six-shot early lead in the second round of the frost-delayed Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday.

Occupy activists to protest right-to-work at Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street activists said on Friday they will march to protest Indiana's new anti-union "right-to-work" law in downtown Indianapolis this weekend, where the New England Patriots and New York Giants will face off in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Police bust Arizona-Mexico drug ring, arrest 12
BISBEE, Arizona (Reuters) - Police in southern Arizona have broken up a drug trafficking network that smuggled more than 15 tons of marijuana and cocaine from Mexico and arrested 12 suspects, authorities said on Friday.

WTC museum cost overrun baffles NYC mayor
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday admitted he could not figure out who owed money to whom in a dispute over paying for the National September 11 Museum.

Lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an Egyptian army team huddled with State Department officials to discuss the future of $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.

South Sudan shoot-out kills 37, wounds U.N. policeman
JUBA (Reuters) - A shoot-out among South Sudanese security forces using truck-mounted machineguns killed 37 people and injured a United Nations policeman Wednesday, U.N. and government officials said Friday.