Police: Bomb kills 24 at Pakistan market

  A bomb near a crowded market in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 24 people, authorities say.

Weakening Ida drenches Gulf Coast

Stocks wobble as the dollar’s slide eases

  Stocks edged slightly higher Tuesday, a day after the Dow Jones industrials shot up 200 points for the second time in three days.

Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers

Steelers shut down Broncos’ offense for big win

Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as a precaution Monday night and made the big play that sparked the Steelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his two interceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh’s 28-10 win over the Denver Broncos.

Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia

‘Dancing’ does time warp with themed dances

This week, each couple performed a traditional ballroom dance, and a really weird Latin dance styled in the manner of a particular era. Paso doble from the future, anyone?

Vote: Rate the ‘Dancing’ stars

9 surprising places where germs lurk

Here are some surprising (and some icky) places where germs hang out — and what you can do to protect yourself.

Antibiotic overuse could threaten medicine

7 award-winning innovations

Every year, scientists and engineers get awards for their mental prowess in the lab. Some get the prizes for recent innovations; others for discoveries made decades ago. 

CityCenter and the 21st-century Strip

CityCenter’s design speaks in equal parts to the challenges of the Strip, the unsustainable sprawl of the Las Vegas Valley  and a fundamental shift in American demographics.

  Google offers free Wi-Fi for the holidays