23 cities where recession is slowing

Here are 23 metro areas where the economy may be nearing the bottom of the recession, according to Adversity Index data from msnbc.com and

Al-Qaida ties in Indonesia bombings?

Were Chinese agents at Gitmo?

A fight is brewing between Capitol Hill and the Pentagon over allegations that Chinese government agents were allowed to interrogate some detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

Sotomayor wins GOP backers after hearings

Neediest areas not always first for stimulus

Under the economic stimulus plan, needy communities were supposed to be first in line for money to rebuild highways and jump-start the economy. It hasn't worked out that way.

Spike, then slump, in oil rattles Middle East

Shock and awe: Tiger tumbles, Watson rumbles

Tiger Woods struggles to a 74 and misses the British Open cut, his first early exit in a major since 2006. Woods finished 10 strokes behind leaders Tom Watson and Steve Marino.

Out-of-shape Calcavecchia makes Open run

Gordon-Levitt blazes his own post-sitcom trail

This former star of the sitcom "Third Rock From the Sun," has completely reinvented himself as an indie film leading man.

‘(500) Days’ of familiar melancholy romance

HIV travel ban may be lifted for infected visitors

Foreigners who have HIV soon may be allowed to travel and immigrate to the United States under a plan by federal health officials to lift a 22-year ban on infected visitors

Swine flu tally halted as school year fears loom

Lunar orbiter spots Apollo landing sites

For stubborn folks who still believe the Apollo astronauts never landed on the moon, NASA has new images — definitive proof — that clearly show the Apollo 11 lander that carried the first astronauts to the lunar surface 40 years ago.

Aye matey, beloved pirate games set sail again

Top 10 family beaches

Parents and kids alike are guaranteed to love these 10 great beaches across the country.

The best vacation deals of 2009