Austria's renowned Spanish Riding School has canceled performances because some of its elegant white Lipizzaner stallions have caught a cold. Chief Financial Officer Erwin Klissenbauer says 30 of the school's 73 horses developed a cough over the past few weeks. While 20 are still sick, 10 have ...

The 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest concluded Thursday with the crowning of the world champion in Madison, Wis. Here's a list of the top three finishers, along with the winning cheese producer in each of the 79 categories judged. The list includes the state or country of origin. World Champion _ ...

Oil prices climbed sharply Wednesday after OPEC, the cartel that produces 40 percent of world crude, held current output quotas unchanged despite a recent runup in prices. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for April delivery rose 1.23 dollars to close at 82.93 dollars a barrel. London's Brent North Sea crude for May delivery leapt ...