Police: Girl, 12, raped in school stairwell

A 14-year-old boy is facing charges, and two school officials are on administrative leave, after authorities say a 12-year-girl was raped in a stairwell at a California school.

  Digital zombies? Virtual world trumps physical

Stocks hit ’09 highs after Dubai, Exxon deals

Easing concerns over global credit problems and more signs of corporate dealmaking nudged major stock indexes to new highs for the year.

Obama: Time for banks to boost lending

49ers delay Cardinals’ NFC West title party

Alex Smith threw a pair of touchdown passes following Arizona turnovers and the San Francisco 49ers kept themselves in the hunt for the NFC West title with a 24-9 win on Monday.

Report: Cards offer Holliday eight-year deal

Scoop: Woods wired payments to women

Some women say they received monthly payments with the implication being that they would keep quiet about any relationship.

Tidbits: Gibson has little time for new baby

Study: 15,000 will die from CT scans done in 1 year

Radiation from CT scans done in 2007 will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans, researchers said Monday. The scans have more radiation than previously thought.

26 operations, 13 kidneys in largest donor chain

Digital zombies? Virtual world trumps physical

  Study shows we spend more hours staring at screens than doing anything else. But are we losing something profoundly human in all those texts, tweets and chats?

5 common travel mistakes

Ever get charged for damage on a rental car you didn't do? Mistype a name on your flight booking or didn’t buy travel insurance? Don’t worry, you’re in good company.

The top 5 (new) rules of flying