7 arrested in slayings of Fla. couple

Robbery was the main motive in the deadly break-in at the Florida Panhandle home of a couple who has 16 children, a prosecutor says, as the number of suspects under arrest rose to seven.

12 federal agents tortured, killed in Mexico

Sotomayor denies bias in 'wise Latina' remark

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor firmly denied racial bias Tuesday at her Senate confirmation hearing and said an oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting judicial decisions was a rhetorical device gone awry.

Stocks end up on strong earnings reports

Stocks are ending higher after investors got the solid results from Goldman Sachs they wanted. But the gains in a back-and-forth day Tuesday were modest after a big rally Monday. 

Obama seeks $12B for community colleges

DeMarco: Pujols proving he’s brightest All-Star of all

DeMarco: “It’s Albert-mania around here,” is how National League teammate Brad Hawpe described the attention directed Albert Pujols’ way during Monday’s day-long festivities. “He deserves it.”

American League dominates NL these days

Debbie Rowe won’t trade kids for $4 million

Her lawyer says a new report that she plans to relinquish parental rights to her children with Michael Jackson in exchange for $4 million from the Jackson family just isn't true.

Jackson’s cause of death may come this week

Hair here, then there: Odd transplants take root

Thanks to advances in technology, hair transplant procedures are sprouting up all over. Doctors can harvest and replant hair follicles into eyebrows, mustaches,  beards and beyond.

Genes key to brain cancer survival identified

Cosmic Log: Galaxies go into shock

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A shockingly beautiful image of a galactic smash-up known as Stephan's Quintet highlights the powerful shock wave created by a cosmic bullet.

Some 911 centers can’t keep tabs on cell phones

Crunch time at the rental-car counter

It’s one of the ironies of these recessionary times. While weak travel demand has led to lower airfares and deep hotel discounts, car-rental rates have soared.

Southwest checks planes after hole forces landing