Jamal Crawford broke out of a slump with 24 points, Joe Johnson added 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-69 on Friday night to force a seventh game in the first-round series.

A sheriff’s deputy in central Arizona was shot Friday afternoon by an alleged illegal immigrant, authorities said.

Defensemen Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski each had a goal and an assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins shredded the Montreal penalty-killing unit that Washington never solved in the opening round, beating the Canadiens 6-3 Friday in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

For the second time in three years, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics will meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals, renewing a sweltering rivalry when the clubs open the best-of-seven series on Saturday.

Radical militant Islamist websites posted a new video Friday containing an audio message purported to be by Humam Al Balawi, the Jordanian doctor turned suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents in eastern Afghanistan in December.

The secretary of defense is warning Congress not to change the rules about gays in the military until the Pentagon has reviewed the impact of repealing the laws on the force.

FAA: Plane lands safely in Las Vegas after blowing tire on takeoff from Fresno, Calif.

At 14, Brianna Ranzino was diagnosed with a rare cancer and given just months to live. Then Boston doctors agreed to try a surgery never before performed on a human, CBS station WBZ-TV reports. (source: cbs2chicago.com) – Share on Twitter – Share on Facebook – RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that makes changes to a controversial new state immigration law, saying the move should ease concerns about racial profiling.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that makes changes to a controversial new state immigration law, saying the move should ease concerns about racial profiling.