O.J.'s neighbors unmoved by verdict

With O.J. Simpson moving from his Kendall home to a Nevada prison to face a possible life sentence, South F...

IMMIGRATION

Study finds disparities in asylum rulings

A government study showed that asylum requests are handled differently depending on location, presence of l...

O.J. foreman: Prosecutors nailed him

The O.J. Simpson era in South Florida ended this weekend off the glittering Las Vegas Strip when a judge's ...

BAILOUT PLAN

Double-whammy for Treasury?

After the Treasury buys up their bad debts, businesses could write off the debt as a loss -- and pay less i...

O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL

O.J. fate in hands of jurors -- again

O.J. Simpson's fate is in the hands of a jury for his role in an armed confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel r...

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

Bailout bill now law, but don't expect quick fix

$700B bailout signed into law, but don't expect a quick fix

Prosecutors seek to reverse war court sentence

War court prosecutors argue that Osama bin Laden's driver shouldn't get credit for time served at Guant&aac...

Palin stands her ground in debate with Biden

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

Senate passes bailout; House likely to vote Friday

House vote likely Friday on plan that includes tax breaks

CAMPAIGN 2008 | POLLS

National poll: Obama up by 4 points

Barack Obama has gained a slow but steady lead over John McCain -- an advantage bolstered by last week's de...

AFGHANISTAN

U.S. commander: Afghan situation could get worse

There are growing concerns among U.S. defense officials over how the U.S. military can sustain troop levels...

Museum agrees to ax Lizzie Borden name, ending row

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,180

As of Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at least 4,180 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it...

Police: Pa. teen plotted to bomb sleeping family

A suburban Pittsburgh teenager tried to kill his sleeping family by placing homemade chlorine bombs while t...

Alum gives Harvard $125M for bioengineering center

A Harvard Business School alumnus has given the university its largest individual donation ever - $125 mill...

Former contractor pleads guilty to Iraq fuel theft

A former Army contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $40 million worth of jet and diesel fuel...

Woman to return to prison in human smuggling case

A woman who spent nearly three years in prison for her role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attem...

Polygamous sect sues to regain control of trust

Members of a polygamous church are suing to regain control of a property trust, claiming court reforms sinc...

NJ: We'll become a world leader in wind power

New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy.

Boat of congresswomen's brother believed found

Sheriff's divers searching offshore Tuesday located a sunken boat believed to belong to the missing brother...

Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care

A federal judge has scolded California officials for failing to provide the billions of dollars a court-app...

Yosemite visitors, workers evacuate rock fall area

Authorities are evacuating the Staircase Falls area of Yosemite National Park after a rock slide.

Judge: Release Chinese Muslim detainees into U.S.

A federal judge ordered the U.S. government Tuesday to immediately release and transfer to the United State...

Ex-detainee dines with Saudi king

Abdul Salam Zaeef, a top Taliban envoy, had a meeting in Saudi Arabia with Saudi King Abdullah.

Business-friendly high court to hear several corporate cases

Unlike recent years, the court hasn't yet scheduled a Guantánamo Bay or obvious national-security case, tho...

Prosecutors seek to reverse war court sentence

War court prosecutors argue that Osama bin Laden's driver shouldn't get credit for time served at Guant&aac...

No death penalty trial for alleged embassy bomber

A Pentagon appointee Friday spurned a prosecutor's request for a death penalty trial in approving war crime...

Obama advisor: Gates' might remain at Pentagon

Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig, a Democrat, said an Obama administration might keep Secretary Robert ...

Former war crimes court prosecutor blasts tribunals

A former prosecutor testifies that breakdowns in the delivery of evidence to defenders of Guantánamo detain...

Alleged 9/11 architect: Terror trial an 'inquisition'

Marine Corps judge declines to recuse himself from the 9/11 mass murder trial despite argument from alleged...

Bin Laden's driver still a Gitmo test case of sorts

Even as the Pentagon resumes pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 case, the military is still dogged by what to d...

Pentagon shifts brass at Guantánamo war court

The Defense Department strips a controversial can-do general of legal authority at military commissions but...

Psychologists shun role in U.S. prison camp interrogations