Authorities: Detained student left farewell video

  One of the missing U.S. students detained in Pakistan leaves what investigators call a farewell video saying Muslims must be defended and shows images of American casualties, officials say.

Details sketchy on bin Laden's whereabouts

Al Gore rebuts Palin's climate change claims

  A former vice president and a former vice presidential nominee are engaged in a public battle over climate change, a tiff sparked by Sarah Palin's op-ed in Wednesday's Washington Post and furthered by Al Gore's rebuttal on MSNBC.

  Obama praises health bill compromise

Stocks zigzag as investors weigh dollar, debt

  The stock market zigzagged in a tight range Wednesday as concerns about mounting debt levels around the world offset gains in shares of materials companies.

Geithner: TARP funding extended to October

Pettitte, Yankees agree at $11.75M

  Andy Pettitte is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to an $11.75 million, one-year contract.

QB Brady, supermodel Bundchen have baby boy

Could 2010 be the year Oscar goes geek?

The Academy doubled the Best Picture nominees to 10, a move that could open the door for sci-fi fare such as “Star Trek” and “District 9” to crash Hollywood's biggest party.

Scoop: Kate says kids ‘sobbing’ at loss of cameras

Your body's big enemy?  You’re sitting on it

Even if you think you have an energetic lifestyle, sitting is how most of us spend a good part of our day. And it's killing us — literally — by way of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.

Study finds benefits of soy after breast cancer

Gifts for the nostalgic geek

Perhaps the ultimate holiday gift for any technology geek is a vintage artifact plucked from the pages of computer history.

Google Trike is ready for your close-up

Think before you speak

First do no harm ... Every country has its subtle taboos and unspoken codes, but, it's what you say, not how you say it, that really gets you in the door (or kicked out).

What not to wear in 5 countries