Taliban to release tape of captured U.S. soldier

A terrorism monitoring group says the Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan.

  Pakistani court rules against amnesty

Feds accuse Intel of stifling competition

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Intel Corp., the world's biggest chip maker, accusing the company of using its size to snuff out competition.

  Stocks tick upward after good inflation report

Scoop: Tiger, wife headed for permanent split

Golfer's wife will make the breakup open and official soon after the Christmas holidays, a source said.

Tiger named AP athlete of the decade

Scoop: Tiger, wife headed for permanent split

Golfer's wife will make the breakup open and official soon after the Christmas holidays, a source said.

Hunt is on for post-crash Tiger Woods photos

Looks buy happiness, but only in the city

When it comes to country girls, looks don’t count so much in terms of overall life satisfaction and happiness, according to a new study in the journal Personal Relationships.

Cosmic Log: Alien ‘water world’ found

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers say they have detected a planet just six and a half times as massive as Earth — at a distance so close its atmosphere could be studied, and with a density so low it's almost certain to have water.

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AAA says holiday travel to rise this year

Americans will travel 3.8 percent more during the year-end holiday period than they did last year, as improved consumer sentiment bolsters more trip planning, AAA said.

  Travelers scramble to save holiday travel plans