U.S. troops join Baghdad battle

Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday.

NYT: Democrats plan triage to retain House

NYT: As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members.

Fenced-out author leaving home next to Palin

Flirting your way to the corner office

Flirting, after all, is one of the oldest tricks in the book. But how do you use it to your professional advantage without crossing the line or inviting unwanted advances?

Employers hire more workers than expected

Venus battles into U.S. Open quarterfinals

Venus Williams got through a tougher-than-expected test against Israel's Shahar Peer to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th time.

No. 4 seed Murray bounced from U.S. Open

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle

Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident

Has college sendoff always been so tough?

For many parents, letting go when a child leaves for college is difficult — more so, many say, than it was for in decades past.

Army studies concussions' effects on bomb techs

Craigslist removes adult services section

Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website, a week after a group of state attorneys general complained about illegal ads promoting prostitution.

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