Tourists rescued after Costa Rica quake
Helicopters plucked tourists from a destroyed, mountaintop resort as the death toll from Costa Rica's magnitude-6.1 earthquake was at least 9 victims, the Red Cross said Friday.
Stevie Wonder: Touch-screens alienate blind
The craze for touch-screen gadgets, sparked by Apple Inc's popular iPhone, is raising worries that a whole generation of consumer electronics will be out of the reach of the blind.
Somali pirates free Saudi supertanker
Somali pirates freed a Saudi supertanker seized in the world's biggest ship hijacking for a $3 million ransom on Friday, an associate of the gang said.
Grim jobs outlook turns bleaker
Friday's employment report confirms an already bleak job market outlook. Analysts say that even if all goes well hiring probably won't pick up again until early 2010.
Troops in Iraq to get beer for Super Bowl
American troops in Iraq will be allowed to drink beer without fear of court-martial for this year's Super Bowl — an exception to a strict military ban on drinking alcohol in combat zones.
Blagojevich: 'I'll be ... exonerated'
The Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an unprecedented action that sets up a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out for abuse of power.
Gaza aid held as U.N. truce plan rejected
Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire.
Kennedy's bid reignites 'mommy wars'
The bid by Caroline Kennedy for the Senate has reignited the "mommy wars" between mothers with careers and those who take a break from paid employment.
Ill. court: Burris doesn't need 2nd signature
The Illinois Supreme Court says Secretary of State Jesse White doesn't need to sign Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate to make it valid.
Report: Missile kills top al-Qaida men
A CIA strike in Pakistan killed two top al-Qaida terrorists long sought by the U.S., including the man believed to be behind a deadly hotel bombing in Pakistan, U.S. officials told the Washington Post.