Income gaps, corruption fuel China riots

Widening income gaps, corrupt local administrations and policies that seem to favor the well-connected over the disadvantaged are fueling spasms of violence that spring up in cities across China.

  Al-Qaida No. 2: U.S. threatens Pakistan

Stocks end trading day with moderate gains

Investors got the solid results from Goldman Sachs they wanted on Tuesday, but the gains were modest after a big rally the day before.

Goldman Sachs’ winning formula works again

American dream: AL wins All-Star game again

Carl Crawford’s glove and one of the great bullpens in All-Star history helped save the American League’s streak.

Great catch: Crawford grabs All-Star MVP

Debbie Rowe won’t trade kids for $4 million

Her lawyer says a new report that she plans to relinquish parental rights to her children with Michael Jackson in exchange for $4 million from the Jackson family just isn't true.

Batch of drug central to Jackson probe recalled

Proposed smoking ban angers some in military

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering a Pentagon-commissioned report urging a total ban on smoking in the military, even by combat troops in battle zones, a proposal that quickly ignited a controversy among service members.

Hair here, then there: Odd transplants take root

Cosmic Log: How politeness evolved

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Taking turns isn't just a nice idea. It may be as much a part of the theory of evolution as survival of the fittest, researchers say.

Military developing robot-insect cyborgs

Crunch time at the rental-car counter

It’s one of the ironies of these recessionary times. While weak travel demand has led to lower airfares and deep hotel discounts, car-rental rates have soared.

Southwest checks planes after hole forces landing