Judge to acquit mom in MySpace suicide

Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself.

Doomed Flight 447 fell intact into sea

Obama talks Russia, Sotomayor, jobs, Jackson

Before departing for the holiday weekend, President Barack Obama sat down with The Associated Press, talking Russia (Putin "still has a lot of sway"), joblessness (he's "deeply concerned"), and Michael Jackson (he's got the late singer's songs on his iPod).

Key Senate Dems trim cost of health care bill

Jobless consumers will hold back recovery

Many forecasters now expect the U.S. economy to begin growing later this year. But it probably won’t feel like a recovery for most people. By John W. Schoen.

Stocks end shortened week with big fall

Mets rally from 5 down, beat Pirates 9-8 in 10

Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead.

Beckham not ‘a good teammate,’ Donovan says

Jackson funeral set for Tuesday in L.A.

An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson’s memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles — if that’s what his mother wants.

Jackson’s ex Rowe says, ‘I want my children’

Sip 'n starve: Dangerous diets in disguise

In L.A., the latest “healthy” method for staying slim can border on the downright dangerous — and it’s probably already changing the way we all think about diets.

Oops! Why we say what we’re trying to hide

Facebook: ‘Why not give your ex another shot?’

Users are beginning to notice that the social network's  'friend suggestions' are getting a little ... um ... inappropriate. What's up with that?

Kindle DX: A little ungainly

Cool tools for road trippers

Taking a road trip? New Web sites won’t get you where you’re going any faster, but they can provide plenty of interesting information along the way.

Top 10 scenic U.S. road trips