AP - Toys R Us. Inc. announced early Thursday that it had bought troubled high-end retailer FAO Schwarz, which has struggled for years through bankruptcies amid tough competition from discount stores.

AP - A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy filing seemed inevitable after a rebellion by its bondholders forced it to withdraw on Wednesday a plan to swap bond debt for company stock.

AP - More than 100 searchers are trying to find a 5-year-old Michigan girl who disappeared three days ago and might have been kidnapped.

AP - Roland Burris isn't hiding after a judge allowed the release of a transcript in which the senator offers to "personally do something" for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund.

AP - A ship last used by the U.S. Air Force to track missiles and spacecraft has been sunk in the Florida Keys, creating a new artificial reef for sport divers and anglers.

AP - A Web site has been set up to raise money for the family of the 13-year-old Minnesota cancer patient who fled with his mother in violation of a court order.

AP - Regular duties are suspended for three days at Fort Campbell, which leads the Army in suicides this year, so commanders can identify and help soldiers who are struggling with the stress of war and most at risk for killing themselves.

AP - Deborah Horton made the most of her moment at the national spelling bee Wednesday. She greeted the officials with a perky "hello" and asked every question imaginable about a word she could spell in her sleep.