El Niño has two personalities, study finds
El Nino may have a split personality.
Sip 'n' starve: Dangerous diets in disguise
In L.A., the latest "healthy" method for staying slim can border on the downright dangerous — and it's probably already changing the way we all think about diets.
Obama delays release of CIA report
The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.
Marshals seize Madoff's $7 million penthouse
The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse, an action that forced his wife to move elsewhere.
Jackson funeral set for Tuesday
An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson's memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles — if that's what his mother wants.
Obama health czar led companies in trouble
Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obama's health policy czar, served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions, according to government records reviewed by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
Afghan insurgents hold U.S. soldier
Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan after he walked off post with three Afghan counterparts, officials said Thursday.
Facebook: ‘Why not give your ex another shot?'
Users are beginning to notice that the social network's 'friend suggestions' are getting a little ... um ... inappropriate. What's up with that?
S.C. governor released from book contract
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's deal to write a book on fiscal conservatism has been terminated amid revelations about his affair with a woman from Argentina. The book titled "Within Our Means" had been scheduled for a 2010 publication.
Doomed Flight 447 fell intact into sea
Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate life jackets, investigators said.