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Computer geeks are joining the ranks of fans of a high-tech brand of haute cuisine called "molecular gastronomy," using exotic laboratory tools and exotic chemicals to create some very unexpected taste sensations.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held the first ministerial-level meeting with Syria in more than two years Thursday. Rice says she pressed Syria on securing its border with Iraq, while Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem urged that a U.S. ambassador return to Damascus.

President Bush outlined a mixed interim progress report on Iraq, emphasizing his belief that peace can be secured there. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) says the White House is "being overly optimistic" in reviewing the situation in Iraq and the country's fledgling government.

The Senate passed a bill Thursday that raises the federal minimum wage by more than $2 an hour. The bill was supposed to be an easy victory for the new Democratic majority. But passing the bill got complicated when it reached the Senate.

Pete Maravich was one of the most famous college basketball players of all time. Sure, Julius Erving, Walt Frazier and Rick Barry were of the same era. But nobody dazzled like Pistol Pete. A new book examines his life.

The Los Angeles Angels reportedly are very close to signing Mike Trout to a record breaking 12-year, $430 million deal.

Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.

The fitness company had received over 150 reports of safety incidents linked to its popular Tread+ machine — including the death of a child — before notifying regulators, a U.S. safety agency said.

A Ukrainian official said the released POWs included troops who held out in Mariupol during Moscow's monthslong siege that reduced the southern port city to ruins.

The head of Russian military intelligence, Igor Korobov, 62, died after his agency was accused of activities against the U.S. His predecessor also died at age 58 from unclear circumstances.