Mask ban upsets Iraqi interpreters
The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even though they fear it could get them killed.
Obama to meet with McCain
Once campaign rivals, President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are ready to talk about how they can collaborate on issues facing the United States.
30 years after, the legacy of Jonestown
By their wiles or happenstance, scores of temple members escaped the events of Nov. 18, 1978, when more than 900 people died by drinking poisoned drinks at the behest of Jim Jones.
Citigroup to cut 53,000 employees
Citigroup Inc. is cutting some 53,000 more jobs in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt.
College security tighter, but is it enough?
A year and a half after Virginia Tech, college students are demanding safer campuses. On several dozen campuses, campaigns are under way to allow the carrying of concealed weapons.
Brothels bill health insurers for sex acts
Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massages and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said Monday.
Goldman CEO, execs give up 2008 bonus
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein and six other top executives at the bank will not be receiving cash or stock bonuses for 2008, a spokesman said Sunday.
Calif. firefighters gain on wildfires
Firefighters aided by Mother Nature continued to make gains early Monday on raging wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee in Southern California.
Shuttle docks with space station
Space shuttle Endeavour linked with the international space station on Sunday, kicking off a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live up there beginning next year.
Clintons' global paths may cross
The philanthropic work of former President Bill Clinton could become complicated if his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is named President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state.
