Girl, 16, lashed over knee-length skirt

A 16-year-old Sudanese girl was lashed 50 times after a judge ruled her knee-length skirt was indecent, her lawyer and family said.

Sad development: The last Kodachrome film lab

Lawyer: White House ‘cleared’ party crashers

Couple who crashed White House state dinner may not have been invited, but a Bravo camera crew filmed their preparations for the evening.

Lobbyists pushed off advisory panels

Black Friday holiday shopping kicks off

As shoppers crowded stores and malls around America in the wee hours Friday to grab discounts and hard-to-find items, early reports pointed to some renewed spending vigor.

Stocks fall on fears over Dubai’s debt woes

No. 3 Texas wins wild one vs. Texas A&M

Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win over the Aggies on Thursday night.

Broncos buck trend, beat Giants

Polanski set to be released on bail

The Swiss government agreed Thursday to release Roman Polanski on bail and place him under house arrest at his chalet in the Alps.

‘Old Dogs’ is nothing but a mangy mongrel 

Drug-resistant H1N1 no major change in virus

Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Coma recovery case attracts doubters

Astronauts land with families on their mind

The space shuttle Atlantis sailed down through clear skies to a Florida landing on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day mission to the International Space Station and bringing a new father down to meet his week-old daughter.

Holiday Web shopping looks brighter

Economy keeps Americans home for Thanksgiving

Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane.

Talking turkey, coast to coast