Soldiers choose war over bleak economy

  A growing number of soldiers are choosing to stay in the U.S. military because of the bleak economy.

Pirates open fire on U.S. cruise ship

Ga. runoff could decide balance of power

  Georgia voters had their hands on the balance of power in the next U.S. Senate in a runoff election Tuesday, one of two unresolved races that Democrats need to win to get a 60-seat majority.

Obama has bipartisan economy pledge for govs

Stocks close strong after Monday's plunge

  In a session that showed more indecision than conviction, the stock market rebounded from the previous day’s massive decline. The Dow Jones industrials rose 270 points.

GM: We need $12 billion to survive

Bradshaw, Pierce involved in Burress incident

  Plaxico Burress spent much of Tuesday at Giants Stadium facing the possibility his career with the Super Bowl champions could be over, while police were still trying to sort out the events surrounding the Manhattan nightclub shooting.

  NFL suspends six players for doping violations

Non-sports fans will cheer for these films

"Bend It Like Beckham" is a sweet girl-power tale, and for fun and mostly mindless entertainment, it doesn’t get much better than “Caddyshack.”

Swayze angered by reports he is near death

Brand-name drugs no better than generics

There is no evidence that brand-name drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, U.S. researchers said.

  New doctors still too tired for safety

Best PSP games of 2008

Three years after its release, and the PSP is still lacking games — most people use it to watch movies on the go. But a nice mix of sports, arcade, shoot-‘em-ups, creative and traditional titles have made their way to the handheld this year.

The 11 lamest blogs on the Internet

Good to go: Travel gifts for tight budgets

Unless you’re the sort who regularly shops Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book, this is probably not the year to go hog wild on the holiday shopping.

  Airliner lands with shattered windshield