Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally
Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep recession.
Former Argentine official kills himself on TV
An ex-Argentine police commander committed suicide in front of rolling television cameras as he was about to be arrested for alleged human rights violations during the country's dictatorship.
One dead after shots fired in Wash. mall
Shots erupted in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall Saturday after an apparent argument between a gunman and two other young men, killing one of the men.
Player earns Rhodes, hustles to game
Star hustles to plane after interview, arrives to play in rout of No. 22 Maryland
US hopes to develop bug-sized, flying spies
If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record voices, transmit video and even fire tiny weapons?
Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga
Malaysia's top Islamic body, fresh from banning tomboys, issues an edict that prohibits Muslims from practicing yoga, saying that elements of Hinduism could corrupt them.
Mom accused of burning 'wimp' into child
A West Virginia mother faces charges after being accused of burning the word "wimp" into her 6-year-old daughter's neck.
Bush scores wins on economy, N. Korea
President George W. Bush snares international support on the economy and North Korea, emerging from his final world gathering with modest wins and growing nostalgia about his turbulent tenure.
Co-founder of Slinky company dies at 90
Betty James, who co-founded the company that made the Slinky and beat the odds as a single mother in the late 1950s to become a successful executive, has died. She was 90.
Iraq-U.S. pact under fire ahead of vote
Iraq's parliament will vote Wednesday on a proposed pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years.
