Peers slap federal judge over Web sex files
A federal judge in California who made sexually explicit material available on his own Web site has been cleared with an admonishment by fellow judges.
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?
Brake on upturn: jobless consumers
Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably won't feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen.
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.
Williams-Williams for Wimbledon title
Serena saves match point to beat Dementieva, then Venus crushes Safina
El Niño has two personalities, study finds
El Nino may have a split personality.
Conviction in Web hoax to be tossed
Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.
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.
Jobless rate rises to 26-year high
Out-of-work with no place to land, the legions of America's unemployed are growing. The nation's unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high.
