NYT: Cartel ‘spies’ infiltrate U.S. customs

The authorities say Mexican drug traffickers, facing heightened border security, have stepped up efforts to corrupt border agents.

Stocks rise after tech sector earnings reports

  Stocks advanced Friday following better than expected earnings reports from the technology sector.

  GM to shut down Saab after deal talks collapse

Still kicking: Colts 14-0 after wild win vs. Jags

Peyton Manning threw four touchdown and helped rally the Indianapolis Colts to a 35-31 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night.

Howard: Colts, not Pats, best-run franchise in NFL

Scoop: Gosselin divorce just needs judge’s signature

After the troubled reality-show couple filed papers in June to end their 10-year marriage, Jon and Kate Gosselin’s divorce is finally set to become final before the start of 2010.

‘Survivor’ tribe surprises another castaway

Sunshine states are the happiest, study shows

People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they’re the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why.

11 baby deaths now linked to Simplicity cribs

Eight ways to cool a warming planet

Cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are widely considered the most prudent strategy to cool the planet, but some scientists say the politics and economics of this process are unfolding too slowly. Could geo-engineering be the answer?

10 best Xbox 360 games of 2009

Offbeat holiday celebrations

There are some places that put an offbeat spin on the holidays with everything from oversize ice-sculptures to New Year’s Eve events where big yellow Peeps drop from the sky.

Thousands flock to Aria for glitzy unveiling