Marine makes last stand in foreclosed home

Arturo de los Santos lost his home to foreclosure more than a year ago and was evicted. Now he's facing forcible removal and arrest after moving back into the home to protest what he says is unfair treatment by lender Freddie Mac.

Romney and Santorum spar throughout critical debate

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded barbs on issues as varied as health care reform and Senate endorsements throughout a pivotal Republican presidential debate Wednesday night.

Housing perks up, but prices are still falling

Though the pace of home sales picked up last month as the economy and job market improved, home prices have yet to show any meaningful turnaround.

Lakers end first half in style, beat Mavs

Andrew Bynum had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers hit the halfway point of their season with a 96-91 victory over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Woods survives, Donald doesn't at Match Play

'American Idol' reveals 14 of 24 semifinalists

If your favorite singer is a woman whose fate hasn’t been revealed yet, you may be in trouble. If it’s a man you’re worried about, you have a better shot. And if you’re cheering for Adam Brock, you really, really hate the show right now.

FDA panel backs weight loss drug Qnexa

An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years.

Judge rules state can't force pharmacies to sell Plan B

Glitch found in faster-than-light setup

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Months after researchers reported that they measured neutrinos traveling faster than light, they're finding that the incredible result may have been due to a bad connector rather than a violation of relativity theory.

Unruly airline passenger yelled bin Laden's name

An airline passenger who refused to turn off an electronic cigarette and yelled Osama bin Laden’s name, prompting the pilot to turn the plane around, was charged Wednesday with interfering with the operation of the aircraft.

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