Iranian police break up defiant protests

Thousands of protesters stream down avenues of the capital, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses say.

Bodies dug up, cut up at black cemetery

Sotomayor rulings ‘extraordinarily thorough’

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's opinions show support for the rights of criminal defendants and suspects, skepticism of corporations, and sympathy for plaintiffs alleging discrimination.

Firefighter to testify against Sotomayor

Stocks end the trading day with minor gains

Investors showed a greater appetite for risk Thursday, putting money back into banking and industrial stocks as well as commodities.

Madoff won't appeal 150-year sentence

Analysis: Armstrong, Contador face their fate on Friday

Analysis: Whichever does better in first mountain stage will become race favorite

Lance still 0.22 second behind; Pyrenees next

‘Brüno’ has laughs, but won’t shock like ‘Borat’

Sacha Baron Cohen’s still outrageously funny, but we’re accustomed to his shtick.

Baron Cohen fools all the people all the time

Swine flu shots could begin this fall

The Obama administration says vaccinations against swine flu are likely and probably will begin in mid-October, assuming soon-to-start studies go well.

Many pet supplements don’t meet claims

S. Korean Web sites under renewed attack

A South Korean official warned on Thursday that seven Web sites were under renewed cyber attack, a day after American authorities said they were eyeing North Korea as the origin of a widespread assault.

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Airline safety course teaches life-saving skills

The Well-Mannered Traveler shares life-saving lessons she learned at Alaska Airlines Flight Operations Training Center during a recent class.

Airlines’ on-time marks improved in May