Iran cleric's funeral becomes opposition rally

Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners turned the funeral procession of the country's most senior dissident cleric into an anti-government protest Monday, chanting "death to the dictator."

As companies ink deals, stock markets jump

Another wave of corporate dealmaking carried stocks sharply higher Monday.

Economists: We don't need more stimulus

Celizic: Eli for MVP? It’s not as crazy as it sounds

Celizic: If the Giants beat Washington, Carolina and Minnesota to do it, let me be the first to start the campaign. Eli Manning for MVP.

Giants hit must-win mode Monday night

Family: Murphy was ill days before death

  Brittany Murphy was ill with flulike symptoms in the days before her death and prescription medications were taken from her home, the Los Angeles coroner’s office said Monday.

Scoop: Friends ‘really worried’ about Murphy

Ideal beauty a matter of millimeters, study says

Researchers  claim they’ve discovered the ideal alignment of female facial features, measurements that explain why one woman is perceived as attractive and the other, well, isn’t.

Stepfather says needles were meant to kill boy

Lavish gadgets for those with rich taste

Is there a technophile on your list with tastes that run a little rich? You may want to consider custom-made PCs starting at $8,000 or an uber-chic cordless phone for $1,100.

Terrific tech gifts for $200 or less

Airlines add flights for disrupted travelers

  Major air carriers added extra flights Monday to accommodate passengers whose travel plans were disrupted by a massive weekend storm that dumped as much as two feet of snow on the Northeast.

  Feds impose 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings