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.
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.
Bush makes call to Libya's Gadhafi
The White House says President Bush called Libya's Moammar Gadhafi to thank him for settling a long-standing dispute between Washington and Tripoli over terrorist attacks in the 1980s.
Top GOP senators oppose auto bailout
Top Republican senators said Sunday they will oppose a Democratic plan to bail out Detroit automakers, calling the U.S. industry a "dinosaur" whose "day of reckoning" is coming.
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.
Cowboys rally to beat Redskins
Rejoining the Cowboys after a three-game hiatus due to a broken pinkie, Tony Romo looked far from perfect. Still, his TD pass early in the fourth quarter provided the game-winning points as Dallas beat Washington, 14-10.
Chinese students head to U.S. to study
Chinese students are enrolling in U.S. universities in record numbers, encouraged by aggressive recruiting combined with China's booming economy and growing middle class.
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.
Asia markets mixed as Japan enters recession
Asian markets were mixed Monday as confirmation Japan has slipped into recession emphasized the gloomy outlook for the world economy.
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.
