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Airlines set bag fee record in first half of year
U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month ...
AT&T says it sets iPhone 5 sales record
AT&T says it set a sales record for the iPhone 5, with customers ordering more of them than any previous iPhone model on the first day of preorders ...
Yamaguchi sets world record in 200 breaststroke
Japanese teenager Akihiro Yamaguchi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke Saturday. The 18-year-old swimmer was timed in 2 minutes, 7.
Merritt sets world record in 110 hurdles
Aries Merritt already had the Olympic gold, so there was only one way to make this season even more special. And in his last — near-perfect — ...
Merritt of US sets world record in 110 hurdles
Olympic champion Aries Merritt of the United States set a world record of 12.80 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles on Friday, upstaging Usain Bolt's ...
Bryan brothers win US Open, set Grand Slam record
At age 34, the Bryan brothers posed with the trophy with Bob's infant daughter and chatted about Mike's upcoming wedding. They've now set the Open-era ...
Top 25 Roundup
Braxton Miller helped make Urban Meyer's first game as Ohio State coach a record-breaking romp for the Buckeyes. Meanwhile, the new era at Penn State ...
Durley passes for 736 yards, breaks NCAA record
Eureka (Ill.) College quarterback Sam Durley threw for 736 yards Saturday in a 62-55 victory over Knox to break the NCAA single-game passing record.
98-year-old message in bottle sets world record
It was scooped up from the sea after 98 years, and now officials say a message in a bottle discovered in Scotland has set a world record.
Warm Arctic sets record for summer sea ice melt
Critical ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to record low levels this sweltering summer and that can make weather more extreme far away from the poles, ...
Curacao, Calif., advance at Little League WS
Danny Marzo was thinking about his manager's advice as he walked to the plate in the eighth inning: Concentrate on making a good swing, not hitting ...
Apple sets record for company value at $624B
Apple is Wall Street's all-time MVP —that's Most Valuable Property. On Monday, Apple's surging stock propelled the company's value to $624 billion, ...
Hispanics set school, college enrollment records
Hispanic population growth and improved high school completion rates helped Latino young people become the largest minority group on college campuses ...
Stocks slip, but Apple sets a record
Stocks slipped Monday in one of the quietest trading sessions of the year. Worries about European debt crept up again, and Apple became the most ...
Pedrosa finds few challengers in 2nd Indy GP win
Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo turned the Indianapolis Grand Prix into a two-man Spanish show Sunday. Turns out, it wasn't that close. Pedrosa, the ...
McIlroy back at top with record-setting win at PGA
Rory McIlroy hit off wood chips and out of sand. He even stuck one shot in a tree branch — and went on to make par like it was no big deal. By the ...
Olympics head: Bolt an 'active performance legend'
IOC President Jacques Rogge wants to set the record straight: Usain Bolt is an "active" legend and the best sprinter ever. Rogge raised eyebrows ...
3 for 3: Bolt breaks relay record, gets more gold
This time, Usain Bolt ran hard right to the finish. Leaned at the line, even. Having built a big lead on the 4x100-meter relay anchor leg, Bolt knew ...
Bolt leads 4x100 relay to world record at Olympics
Five things to know about Saturday, Day 15 of the London Olympics: —Repeat performance: Bolt closes out world-record relay for Jamaica. —Drive for ...
London wraps up a dazzling Olympics
Usain Bolt made himself a living legend — just ask him. Michael Phelps swam a last lap into history. A man ran on carbon blades. Two track stars and ...
Bolt leads Jamaica to relay world record
Usain Bolt got the gold medal and another world record, too, anchoring the Jamaicans to victory in 36.84 seconds Saturday night to cap off his second ...
Bolt is back! Jamaican goes for 3rd gold in London
Usain Bolt took a day off and let his teammates do the work. They gave Bolt a chance for another triple sweep. The World's Fastest Man returns to ...
Jeter helps US break world record at Olympics
Five things to know about Friday, Day 14 of the London Olympics: —Carmelita Jeter powers U.S. relay to world record. —Durant helps U.S. pull away from ...