Clemency for D.C.-area sniper is denied

  Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine clears the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002.

  Police: Bomb kills 24 at Pakistan market

Day after big rally, stocks’ momentum cools

  Investors cooled their buying of stocks and commodities, pausing from a surge that's carried major stock indexes to their highest levels in more than a year.

  NYT: Credit card issuers share pain with users

Steelers shut down Broncos’ offense for big win

Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as a precaution Monday night and made the big play that sparked the Steelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his two interceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh’s 28-10 win over the Denver Broncos.

Abdul-Jabbar has rare form of leukemia

‘Dancing’ does time warp with themed dances

This week, each couple performed a traditional ballroom dance, and a really weird Latin dance styled in the manner of a particular era. Paso doble from the future, anyone?

Vote: Rate the ‘Dancing’ stars

9 surprising places where germs lurk

Here are some surprising (and some icky) places where germs hang out — and what you can do to protect yourself.

Antibiotic overuse could threaten medicine

7 award-winning innovations

Every year, scientists and engineers get awards for their mental prowess in the lab. Some get the prizes for recent innovations; others for discoveries made decades ago. 

CityCenter and the 21st-century Strip

CityCenter’s design speaks in equal parts to the challenges of the Strip, the unsustainable sprawl of the Las Vegas Valley  and a fundamental shift in American demographics.

Google offers free Wi-Fi for the holidays