Brazil judge: Boy must be returned to U.S. dad

Brazil's Supreme Court chief justice rules that a 9-year-old boy must be returned to his father in New Jersey.

'Necessity defense' in abortion killing rejected

Stocks up a third day, helped by housing report

Stocks pushed higher for a third straight day after a surprisingly strong report on housing provided the latest evidence that the economy is picking up pace.

Advocates want more for black unemployed

No. 2 Texas runs past No. 9 Michigan State

Damion James had 23 points and 13 rebounds, leading No. 2 Texas past No. 9 Michigan State 79-68 on Tuesday night, giving the Longhorns consecutive wins over Top 10 teams.

  No. 18 Florida stunned for third-straight loss

Scoop: No Tiger cub on way for Rachel Uchitel

Golfer's alleged mistress bluntly denies magazine's claim that she is expecting a baby.

  Report: Simon Cowell will leave ‘American Idol’

U.S. expands efforts to regulate meds in water

Federal regulators have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, acknowledging they could threaten human health.

5 big, fat holiday health lies

Cosmic Log: Decades of future science

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Solar-power primacy? Cloud science? Space colonies? Those are some of the visions put forward for the next 50 years in science and technology.

Real-life high school musical smackdown!

10 years of twisted travel

Ring out the old, ring in the new and rack up another decade in the annals of bizarre travel behavior. That’s right, folks, it’s time to celebrate the end of 2009 with a look back at some of the strangest stories of the last 10 years.

Top 10 ski resorts for nonskiers