US warns China over exercising rights in South China Sea. TOKYO - The US Navy's top commander in the Pacific Adm. Scott Swift said Tuesday that his forces will keep flying patrols over contested islands in the South China Sea despite China's objections. Read more

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of a nuclear dialogue with the United States saying Pyongyang is "not interested" in any Iran type atomic. Read more

WASHINGTON / DUBAI- US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the nuclear deal with Iran will make the world safer, while indicating that international sanctions on Iran could start... Read more

Minneapolis (AFP) - The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a new three-year deal with Adrian Peterson which the club believes will see the running back finish his career in Minneapolis, it was confirmed Tuesday. Read more

Arguing that J.J. Watt shouldn't have been MVP last season because the Houston Texans didn't make the playoffs is one of the dumbest I've heard. The fact that the 2014 Texans somehow went 9-7 should have been the first reason to vote for Watt. It was a one-man miracle the Texans had a winning record. Read more

When the NBPA announced the nominees for the first-ever incarnation of "The Players' Awards" nearly two weeks ago, the unique categories stood out the most. The NBA's official season-ending awards have no equivalents to accolades like "Hardest to Guard" and "Player You Secretly Wish Was on Your Team." Those are the sorts of player-voted honors that can help the union's ceremony stand out from the competition. Read more

LifeLock -- the security company that famously touted its identity-theft protection services by flaunting its CEO's Social Security number in ads (only to then see his identity stolen) -- is again feeling the heat from the Federal Trade Commission. Read more

Yahoo's investors may not be all that interested in Yahoo today -- even though the Internet search and media giant announced its most recent quarterly earnings on Tuesday. Read more

To win regulatory approval for its $49 billion bid to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV, AT&T has agreed to stricter Net neutrality rules and a promise to expand its fiber-optic-based broadband network to more customers. Read more

U.S. employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find skilled workers, according to a survey published on Monday, suggesting upward pressure on wage growth down the road. Read more

U.S. housing starts rebounded strongly in June and building permits surged to a near eight-year high, pointing to a rapidly strengthening housing market. Read more

"Protecting the full faith and credit of the United States is the responsibility of Congress, because only Congress can extend the nation's borrowing authority," Read more