KUALA LUMPUR – Intel Corp. (INTC), the world’s biggest microchip maker, is set to announce sweeping job cuts later on Tuesday, the Financial Times said, amid speculation that up to 10 percent of its staff could go. Intel is expected to slash its 100,000-strong workforce after second-quarter net profit fell …

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – An Israeli airstrike destroyed a home belonging to a Hamas militant in the northern Gaza Strip late Saturday night, wounding two bystanders, Palestinian officials and witnesses said. The officials said the occupants of the home were ordered to leave about an hour before the airstrike. …

The way I see it, if computers can now play a credible world-class game of chess, then they should be able to translate complex sentences written in the world’s major languages. They should be able to translate to and from English, to and from French, and to and from Russian. …

SPOKANE, Wash. – It’s 3 feet long, pinkish in color, smells like a lily and must be saved from extinction, conservationists said Thursday in asking the federal government to protect the giant Palouse earthworm under the Endangered Species Act. Long thought extinct, the worm was rediscovered in the past year, …

BATAVIA, Ohio – The foster parents of a 3-year-old disabled boy who died after being wrapped in a blanket and packing tape for two days were indicted Wednesday on murder and kidnapping charges. Prosecutors have accused Liz and David Carroll Jr. of wrapping Marcus Fiesel in the blanket and tape …

BOSTON – The board of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority has given preliminary approval to a proposal that would eliminate all tolls on the highway west of Route 128. Officials say the plan is still subject to legal, financial and contract review. A final vote could be taken by the board …

OAXACA, Mexico – Youths roamed the cobblestone streets of Oaxaca tossing gasoline bombs, hijacking vehicles and vowing to keep fighting for the state governor’s ouster. Mexico‘s Congress urged the governor to resign and leftist leaders urged national support for the movement. Thousands of protesters also faced off with police Monday …

DENVER – The man who took six girls hostage at a Colorado high school last week was shot four times as the standoff ended — once by his own gun and three times by a police commando team, according to autopsy results released Wednesday by state officials. Authorities were awaiting …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley sought treatment for alcoholism and “other behavioral problems” as Republicans on Monday picked a new candidate to salvage the seat Foley abandoned after disclosure of lurid online messages he exchanged with teenage boys. State party leaders chose state Rep. Joe Negron to …

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – After reviewing a sideline-clearing brawl between players from Miami and Florida International, officials from both schools and their conferences on Sunday announced the suspension of 31 players — 13 from the Hurricanes, and 18 from FIU. Each suspended player must sit out his team’s next game …