Deal reached on ground zero health claims
New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero responders who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust.
Crash leaves Reid's wife with broken neck, back
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday after they were involved in a car accident, according to Reid's office.
Government may tighten car safety standards
Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in vehicles and are weighing a range of safety requirements in response to Toyota's massive recall.
Notre Dame upsets Pitt to keep madness going
Luke Harangody came off the bench and hit three key free throws in the final two minutes, helping Notre Dame hold off No. 16 Pittsburgh 50-45 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Thursday night for its season-best sixth straight victory.
‘American Idol’ fans need a lesson on voting
So I’m thinking maybe it’s time people got a refresher course on this whole voting thing: The point of the competition is to vote for the very good singers and send home the ones who aren’t as good.
Women guilty of feeling too guilty, study shows
Men are guilt-deficient, while women suffer from destructive guilt largely imposed by society, suggests a recent Spanish study.
Red Tape: Poodle, Glenn Beck at center of Facebook fight
You don't hear the words "poodle," "tinfoil hat," and First Amendment in the same sentence often, but they are indeed linked in a classic Facebook melodrama.
What not to do in New Orleans
Grab a cooling Pimm's Cup cocktail, pull up a chair, and we'll show you how it's done down in New Orleans.









