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Since September, Florida has been fighting an infestation of the Oriental fruit fly, an invasive pest that threatened more than 400 crops. The state declared the insect eradicated as of Saturday.

After spewing methane into the atmosphere for months, a storage well near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, has been permanently sealed and taken out of service, state officials and the gas utility say.

Iran applauded the effort led by Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze oil production at January levels. But it would not commit itself to participating in plans to cap oil output to drive up prices.

For several years, the owners of a Maryland house have synchronized lights to music, from Halloween favorites like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to more recent hits.

Superstitious Houston Astro fans can blame Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for their team's collapse Monday in the American League Division Series.

A melancholy track about living in the moment from fine purveyors of globally minded house music.

The presidential hopeful played along with Ellen DeGeneres on her show, set to air Thursday. He was asked if he'd ever been in handcuffs, what flavor ice cream he'd be and, "Boxers or briefs?"

"There is no reason to believe this would become a common occurrence," a National Weather Service official says.

Brothers Gary and Paul O'Donovan took silver in rowing, Ireland's first ever medal in the sport. But they set a new Olympic standard for the best post-competition interview.

They're helping needy families in Cameroon as part of a Red Cross giveaway. And in Indiana, a kid got a soul serenade from Grammy winner Anthony Hamilton.