Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. is laying off 600 staffers in its Geek Squad technical support division and 1,800 other store workers as it seeks to restructure operations and improve results, the company said Friday.

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2{ years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.

International donors will pledge $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan over the next four years in hopes of stabilizing the country after most foreign combat troops return home, a U.S. diplomat said Sunday, but the money will come with conditions to ensure it doesn't fall victim to rampant Afghan corruption and mismanagement.

Highways buckled in Illinois and Wisconsin, water use was cut back in Indiana and those who had power in the mid-Atlantic were urged to conserve it, but the heat gripping much of the country was only expected to worsen Saturday.

Rain gradually eased across parts of Britain on Saturday after weeks' worth fell within hours, flooding homes, washing out roads and disrupting train travel.

The chairman of the Iranian military's Joint Chiefs of Staff says Tehran will block the strategic Strait of Hormuz if it determines that the Islamic Republic's interests are seriously threatened.