Officials: Video shows captive U.S. soldier

  The Taliban has released a video of an American soldier who went missing from his base in eastern Afghanistan June 30 and was later confirmed captured.

  Dozens hurt in San Francisco light-rail crash

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

Opinion: ‘This old geezer might have a chance to win’

Opinion: Tom Watson will stretch his 59-year-old bones until they are somewhat limber, then go out Sunday afternoon and try to do the unthinkable — win his sixth British Open.

Watson still has magic touch at British Open

Opinion: Cronkite was America’s favorite uncle

Anchor didn’t just preside over history, he was part of it

Cronkite and the voice of authority gone

NYT: Dems grow wary as health bill advances

Even as Democratic leaders and the White House moved closer to changes in the health care system, they faced basic questions about whether some proposals might do more harm than good.

HIV travel ban may be lifted for infected visitors

Astronauts embark on first spacewalk

It's spacewalking day at the shuttle-station complex. Two astronauts ventureed out to help attach a platform for science experiments. It's the third and final piece of Japan's huge billion-dollar lab. And it's the first of five spacewalks planned for the shuttle flight.

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