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.
Barkley to take leave of absence after DUI bust
NBA broadcaster' blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit, test shows
Boeing plane division to cut 4,500 jobs
Airplane maker Boeing Co. says it plans to cut about 4,500 jobs this year due to the global economic slowdown.
GM selling off its collectible cars
General Motors is cleaning out the attic to sell some stuff at the auction house to raise much needed cash.
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.
Patrick Swayze checks into hospital
Patrick Swayze has pneumonia and has checked himself into a hospital for observation, it was revealed Friday at a press event for the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles.
Palin lashes out at the media
Sarah Palin, still smarting over coverage of her vice presidential run, calls the media's reporting on her family "very scary".
Industry rips Citigroup mortgage deal
A top bank industry group said it opposes an agreement between Citigroup and Democratic senators that would change bankruptcy law to help troubled mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure.
Ex-‘Sopranos' actor gets 10 years in prison
A former actor on "The Sopranos" was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed an off-duty police officer.
Don't vaccinate? Doctors paying to hear why not
There are so many parents in the free-spirited town of Ashland, Ore., who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal researchers are paying money just to hear their side of things.
