Source: Senior al-Qaida leader killed by drone

The al-Qaida extremist killed Tuesday by a U.S. drone strike in northern Pakistan was the group's director of external operations, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official told NBC News on Friday.

FBI questions 5 Americans held in Pakistan

Report: Overhaul would raise health care costs

Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may harm the program.

Loophole would allow health coverage limits

House passes historic financial rules revamp

The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures.

Dow posts gain on positive retail news

Tiger taking ‘indefinite’ leave from golf

Tiger Woods said Friday he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his marriage, the biggest fallout yet from two shocking weeks filled with allegations of rampant extramarital affairs.

Admitted Tiger mistress: No $, only heartbreak

‘Invictus’ dripping with inspiration

"Invictus" cuts an unlikely path, choosing to tell the story of South Africa's sea change under Nelson Mandela's leadership through the prism of sport. It's the story of a nation's shift, as evidenced by its bleachers.

Freeman, Eastwood team up for ‘Invictus’

Drug combo lengthens breast cancer survival

Women with very advanced breast cancer may have a new treatment option. A combination of two drugs that more precisely target tumors significantly extended the lives of women who had stopped responding to other treatments, doctors reported Friday.

Bad memories wiped away with unique therapy

Looking for alien Earths? Here they come

Scientists are gearing up to reveal a new wave of extrasolar planets, including some of the weirder worlds beyond our solar system.

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Cruise crew member reportedly jumped ship

The Coast Guard has located a cruise ship crew member who reportedly jumped overboard near Miami.

World’s weirdest travel gadgets