U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo vessel off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control of the ship and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot, the U.S. Navy said.

There’s a three-way shoot-out blazing on the mean streets of Detroit. This one pits Ford against General Motors, with Chrysler hoping to score with a lucky shot of its own.

Health experts say that the soda-swilling, video-watching habits of boys ages 6 to 19 mean that about 15 percent are now extremely obese, up from about 9 percent a decade ago. That includes kids like Garrett and Nathaniel Uterhark, whose mom stepped in to help.

The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the third straight week as companies resist making even deeper cuts to their work forces.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reportedly suffered whiplash but refused to go to the hospital following the two-vehicle accident early Thursday morning in Boston.

Zimbabwe wants normal ties with Western powers critical of its policies but will press ahead with a plan to hand control of foreign companies to local blacks, President Robert Mugabe said.

The leaking oil well is capped, the oil is degrading and the coast is clear for fishermen to resume commercial operations, but fishermen on the Gulf coast are eyeing the economic tides and worrying.