NEW YORK – Police searched Sunday for the body of a woman whose 4-year-old daughter was found abandoned on a city street and said they were considering how to tell the girl that her mother is dead. Authorities have been unable to find 26-year-old Monica Lozada-Rivaineira (search) since her daughter …

Out-of-the-ordinary news from the folks at “Studio B”… A Penny $aved Is a Penny Earned A wise man in bifocals once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Fast-forward 200-plus years to a guy in Alabama, who saved his pennies for 39 years. What started out in 1966 as …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Thieves have made off with three priceless carpets from an ancient mosque in Afghanistan (search). Police say the carpets, each about 30 feet long and richly woven in a deep red color, were spirited away in the middle of the night Monday. The thieves replaced them with …

ST. LOUIS – A racy TV ad featuring a swimsuit-clad Paris Hilton (search) eating a burger and washing a Bentley (search), which sparked a controversy when it aired on the West Coast, is now coming to markets in the Midwest and Southeast. Despite protests from the Los Angeles-based Parents Television …

WASHINGTON – Democrats Joseph Biden (search) and John Edwards (search) are criticizing party chairman Howard Dean (search), saying his rhetorical attacks on Republicans have gone too far. Dean has said Republicans never made an honest living in their lives and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ought to go back to …

LONDON – Actor Corin Redgrave (search), the brother of actresses Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave, was in critical condition Friday after suffering a heart attack, the hospital treating him said. Redgrave, 65, had a heart attack Wednesday at a meeting on the rights of travelers, or people who move from town …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The interior minister warned of more terrorist acts in Saudi Arabia (search), pointing to a new list of 36 wanted suspects who belong to the same group responsible for attacks in the past two years, an official news agency reported Wednesday. Saudi Arabia suffered a series …

NEW YORK – After months of speculation, Ben Affleck (search) and Jennifer Garner (search) have tied the knot — and she’s pregnant. Representatives for both Affleck and Garner confirmed the marriage to The Associated Press on Thursday. The publicists, Ken Sunshine and Nicole King, also for the first time confirmed …

SAN FRANCISCO – A new complex that will house most of “Star Wars” (search) creator George Lucas’ (search) empire could be the entertainment industry’s most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center — complete with a stone fountain of Jedi master Yoda at the front door. Lucasfilm Ltd. on Saturday celebrated …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sixteen foreign-born construction workers with phony immigration documents were able to enter a nuclear weapons plant in eastern Tennessee because of lax security controls, a federal report said Monday. Controls at the Y-12 weapons plant have since been tightened and there was no evidence the workers had …