NEW YORK (AP) -- By the third time around, it really shouldn't be a surprise. The latest "Call of Duty" video game set a first-day sales record this week, generating $400 million in sales in its first 24 hours in stores. That breaks the record its predecessor set this time last year.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Defunct trading company MF Global Inc. says it is terminating its entire workforce of 1,066 employees.

From China to New York, people placed bets, tied the knot, made a wish and some were even extra cautious.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary will miss Saturday's game against Nebraska after the school said he received "multiple threats."

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- Police searching for a missing 2-year-old Bellevue, Wash., boy are testing a shoe and driving the car the mother said ran out of gas before she left him inside.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A major exhibition that includes a film of ants crawling on a crucifix opens next week at the Brooklyn Museum, an institution known for presenting edgy and bold artworks that in the past included a painting of the Virgin Mary that incorporated elephant dung.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a shift in White House tactics on the cusp of an election year, President Barack Obama isn't shying away these days from saying that many of his policies were designed with African-Americans in mind.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Dozens of people were arrested during Occupy demonstrations at the University of California, Berkeley campus, as authorities twice clashed with protesters trying to set up encampments.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cable companies said Wednesday that they will offer Internet service for $9.95 per month to homes with children that are eligible for free school lunches.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a divided Washington, there's widespread agreement that the sweeping No Child Left Behind education law needs fixing. But finding a fix hasn't been easy.