Delayed Va. Tech alert 'inexcusable'

Some Virginia Tech officials warned their own families about 90 minutes before a campus-wide alert was issued in the 2007 slayings of 32 people, according to a revised state report.

NYT: Wider Pakistan drone use OK'd

Moderates propose health care cost controls

Two moderate senators who could be crucial to passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul pushed for greater cost containment measures in the landmark legislation.

Obama: Jobs report is ‘modestly encouraging’

Obama: Jobs report is ‘modestly encouraging’

President Barack Obama hailed a surprising drop in the November unemployment rate as a good sign that the economy may be improving, but "good trends don't pay the rent."

U.S. to play England first at 2010 World Cup

The United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year’s tournament.

Jets QB Sanchez has sprained right knee

De Niro shines in ‘Everybody’s Fine’

Robert De Niro offers a master class of mannered, minimalist acting in "Everybody's Fine." And if its lead actor had a bit more room to roam into the dark corners of his character, the movie's fast path toward late-life insight would have felt more earned.

Beware of online ‘Breaking Dawn’ casting scam

More women choose do-it-yourself births

A small, but growing number of women are choosing to deliver their babies at home without medical help. However, doctors warn about life-threatening risks from do-it-yourself deliveries.

  All Slim Fast canned drinks recalled

Will fusion fade ... or finally flare up?

Is nuclear fusion the ultimate energy source, or the ultimate pipe dream? Millions upon millions of dollars are being spent to find out which answer is the right one.

10 iPhone apps for the holidays that sparkle

Readers respond: Should obese fliers pay more?

A photograph of an obese passenger filling his seat and part of a jet’s aisle has renewed the debate about how airlines deal with obese travelers.

Early arrival: Baby born at 30,000 feet